III. =Kin. Isr.= 1. Ext. 9,375. 2. Cap. 1.) Sh. 2.) Tir. 3.) Sam. 3. Rel. 1.) Wor. cal. 2.) Wor. Ba. 3.) Wor. Jeh. 4. Rul. 1.) Hou. Jer. 2.) Hou. Ba. 3.) Hou. Om. 4.) Hou. Je. 5.) Hou. Men. 5. For. Rel. 1.) Per. Div. 2.) Per. All. 3.) Per. Syr. Asc. 4.) Per. Isr. Asc. 5.) Per. Ass. Asc. IV. =Fat. Ten. Tri.= 1. Min. Gen. 2. Sam. Peo. 3. Disp. 4. Jews. Review Questions How long did the new kingdom of Is'ra-el last? What was its extent? What were its three successive capitals? What three forms of religion were found in it? Who was the first king of the ten tribes? What family introduced foreign idolatry? How many kings ruled over the ten tribes? What were the five royal houses? Which house raised Is'ra-el almost to its ancient power? What is this period of prosperity called? Who was the greatest king of Is'ra-el? With what other history is that of Is'ra el interwoven? What were the five periods in the foreign relations of Is'ra-el? By what kingdom was Is'ra-el destroyed? Who was its last king? What finally became of the ten tribes? THIRTEENTH STUDY The Kingdom of Judah I. =General Aspects of the Kingdom of Ju'dah.= 1. =Its territory.= It embraced the mountain portion of the tribe of Ju'dah, from the Dead Sea to the Phi-lis'tine plain; a part of Ben'ja-min, in which tribe the larger part of Je-ru'sa-lem stood; and also a part of Dan (Chron. 11. 10). Sim'e-on was nominally within its border, but was practically given up to the A-ra'bi-ans of the desert; E'dom was tributary, though often in rebellion, and finally independent (1 Kings 22. 47; 2 Kings 8. 20); Phi-lis'ti-a was outside of its boundary. Its extent was about 3,435 square miles, about half the area of Massachusetts. 2. =Its government= was a monarchy, with but one family on the throne, the line of Da'vid, in direct succession, with the exception of Ath-a-li'ah's usurpation (2 Kings 11. 1-3), through nineteen reigns. 3. =Its religion.= Through all the history we find two forms of worship strongly opposed to each other, yet both rooted in the nation. 1.) The worship of Je-ho'vah through the temple, the priesthood, and the prophets. 2.) But side by side with this pure religion was the worship of idols upon "high places," probably begun as a form of worshiping Je-ho'vah, but degenerating into gross and immoral idolatry. There was a struggle going on constantly between these two elements in the state, the spiritual and the material. Notwithstanding the efforts of reforming kings like Je-hosh'a-phat, Hez-e-ki'ah, and Jo-si'ah, the general tendency was downward. II. =The Duration of the Kingdom.= The kingdom lasted from B. C. 934 to 587--more than one hundred and thirty years longer than Is'ra-el. Reasons for its endurance may have been: