Lesson XXXII. The Two Kingdoms

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut · 1907

Retold story (not Scripture)
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Bible: 1 Kings 12—16 · 1 min read · All ages

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(Tell Stories 1 and 2 of Part Fourth.)

1. What took place after King Sŏl´o-mon died? The kingdom was divided.

2. What was the larger part called? The kingdom of Ĭs̝´ra-el.

3. How many of the tribes were in the kingdom of Ĭs̝´ra-el? Ten of the twelve tribes.

4. Who was the first king of the Ten Tribes of Ĭs̝´ra-el? Jĕr-o-bō´am.

5. What was the smaller part called? The kingdom of Jū´dah.

6. What tribes were in the kingdom of Jū´dah? Jū´dah and Bĕn´ja-mĭn.

7. Who was the first king of Jū´dah? Rē-ho-bō´am the son of Sŏl´o-mon.

8. What wicked thing did Jĕr-o-bō´am the king of Ĭs̝´ra-el do? He led his people away from God.

9. What did Jĕr-o-bō´am lead his people to do? To pray to idols.

10. What is Jĕr-o-bō´am called in the Bible? "Jĕr-o-bō´am who made Ĭs̝´ra-el to sin."

11. What did the prophet of God tell Jĕr-o-bō´am? That the kingdom should be taken from his family.

Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Hurlbut's Bible Lessons for Boys and Girls (Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., copyright 1907). Public domain. Transcription by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (pgdp.net). printed page 23. Source

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