Who were the judges and kings of Israel?
Question:
What were the names of the kings of Israel? How many judges were there that ruled over Israel?
Answer:
The judges of Israel were:
- Othniel
- Ehud
- Shamgar
- Deborah
- Gideon
- Abimelech (Not a true judge. He was merely a corrupt ruler during the period of the Judges. Judges 9:22)
- Tola
- Jair
- Jephthah
- Ibzan
- Elon
- Abdon
- Samson
- Eli
- Samuel
The kings of united Israel were:
- Saul
- David
- Solomon
The kings of divided Israel (the northern ten tribes) were:
- Jeroboam
- Nadab
- Baasha
- Elah
- Zimri
- Tibni
- Omri
- Ahab
- Ahaziah
- Joram
- Jehu
- Jeohahaz
- Jehoash
- Jeroboam
- Zechariah
- Shallum
- Menahem
- Pekahiah
- Pekah
- Hoshea
The kings of divided Judah (the southern two tribes) were:
- Rehoboam
- Abijam
- Asa
- Jehoshaphat
- Jehoram
- Ahaziah
- Athaliah
- Joash
- Amaziah
- Azariah / Uzziah
- Jotham
- Ahaz
- Hezekiah
- Manasseh
- Amon
- Josiah
- Jehoahaz
- Jehoiakim
- Jehoiachin
- Zedekiah