Divided kingdom and defeat (I Kings 12 – II Kings 25; II Chronicles 10-36)I Kings 12:12Roughly 20 kings each, most of them bad. Israel had only bad kings.Israel conquered in 732 BC.Judah conquered in 586 BC.I Kings 12:26-33 – Jeroboam’s first act as king was to lead the people away from God.II Chronicles 11:14-16 – Jeroboam’s error ran off all the good people. Israel was left with people who were not focused on serving God.You choose your own pathII Kings 16:3 – AhazII Chronicles 18:1 – HezekiahII Kings 21:1 – ManassehII Kings 21:19-21 – AmonII Kings 22:1-2; 23:25 – JosiahII Kings 23:32, 37 – Josiah’s sonsThe faith of your parents can only take you so far. You have to develop your own faith!God is faithfulDeuteronomy 28:58-63II Kings 19:30Hezekiah’s tunnelII Kings 20:20SamaritansII Kings 17:6, 24