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:

  1. Othniel
  2. Ehud
  3. Shamgar
  4. Deborah
  5. Gideon
  6. Abimelech (Not a true judge. He was merely a corrupt ruler during the period of the Judges. Judges 9:22)
  7. Tola
  8. Jair
  9. Jephthah
  10. Ibzan
  11. Elon
  12. Abdon
  13. Samson
  14. Eli
  15. Samuel

The kings of united Israel were:

  1. Saul
  2. David
  3. Solomon

The kings of divided Israel (the northern ten tribes) were:

  1. Jeroboam
  2. Nadab
  3. Baasha
  4. Elah
  5. Zimri
  6. Tibni
  7. Omri
  8. Ahab
  9. Ahaziah
  10. Joram
  11. Jehu
  12. Jeohahaz
  13. Jehoash
  14. Jeroboam
  15. Zechariah
  16. Shallum
  17. Menahem
  18. Pekahiah
  19. Pekah
  20. Hoshea

The kings of divided Judah (the southern two tribes) were:

  1. Rehoboam
  2. Abijam
  3. Asa
  4. Jehoshaphat
  5. Jehoram
  6. Ahaziah
  7. Athaliah
  8. Joash
  9. Amaziah
  10. Azariah / Uzziah
  11. Jotham
  12. Ahaz
  13. Hezekiah
  14. Manasseh
  15. Amon
  16. Josiah
  17. Jehoahaz
  18. Jehoiakim
  19. Jehoiachin
  20. Zedekiah
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