The Kingdom of Judah

There is very little archaeological evidence of a kingdom of judah before the time in question. It is by reference to the hebrew bible that we can recognize a united monarchy of israel and judah, which may have emerged some time during the ninth to the eighth century. Many kings ruled over judah over the years, until we come to the year seven, 15 b c e, where we find hezekiah taking the throne. In his line, ahaz is portrayed as a bit of a sacrilegious king, choosing not to put his faith in the lord and more to gain the kindness of the mighty assyrian king tiglath peleza the third. He