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When the Israelites established Saul as their first king, their government began to change. The kingdom then began to expand, as David used the army to conquer nearby territories. Jerusalem then became the capital after it was captured from the Canaanites. However, after Solomon's rule, evidence of the kingdom began to decrease, until archaeological evidence shows that it split into two separate kingdoms, Israel in the Northern part, and Judas in the Southern. These two kingdoms continued like this for 200 years, mostly as allies. | When the Israelites established Saul as their first king, their government began to change. The kingdom then began to expand, as David used the army to conquer nearby territories. Jerusalem then became the capital after it was captured from the Canaanites. However, after Solomon's rule, evidence of the kingdom began to decrease, until archaeological evidence shows that it split into two separate kingdoms, Israel in the Northern part, and Judas in the Southern. These two kingdoms continued like this for 200 years, mostly as allies. | ||
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When the Israelites established Saul as their first king, their government began to change. The kingdom then began to expand, as David used the army to conquer nearby territories. Jerusalem then became the capital after it was captured from the Canaanites. However, after Solomon's rule, evidence of the kingdom began to decrease, until archaeological evidence shows that it split into two separate kingdoms, Israel in the Northern part, and Judas in the Southern. These two kingdoms continued like this for 200 years, mostly as allies.
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http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/History/Kingdoms1.html
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