Judah. The nation composed of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, called Judah, Isa. 11:12,13; Jer. 4:3, and Jews, [see Jews] ruled by the descendants of David. In the historical books of the Kings and the Chronicles the nation is called Judah, but in the prophecies it is frequently referred to as Israel, as in Isa. 8:14; 49:7. List of rulers and the periods of time over which they reigned: 1. Rehoboam, seventeen years. 2. Abijah, or Abijam, three years. 3. Asa, forty-one years. 4. Jehoshaphat, twenty-five years. 5. Jehoram, eight years. 6. Ahaziah, one years. Athaliah's usurpation, six years, 7. Joash, or Jehoash, forty years. 8. Amaziah, twenty-nine years. 9. Uzziah, or Azariah, fifty-two years. 10. Jotham, sixteen years. 11. Ahaz, sixteen years. 12. Hezekiah, twenty-nine years. 13. Manasseh, fifty-five years. 14. Amon, two years. 15. Josiah, thirty-one years. 16. Jehoahaz, Josiah's son, three months. 17. Jehoiakim, Josiah's son, eleven years. 18. Jehoiachin, or Jeconiah, Jehoiakim's son, three months. 19. Zedekiah, or Mattaniah, Josiah's son, eleven years. For the history of the above kings see under each name. Rehoboam succeeds Solomon. In consequence of his arbitrary policy ten tribes rebel, 1 Kin. 12. Other circumstances of his reign, 1 Kin. 14:21-31; 2 Chr. 10-12. Death of Rehoboam, 1 Kin. 14:31. Abijam's wicked reign, 1 Kin. 15:1-8; 2 Chr. 13; Asa's good reign, 1 Kin. 15:9-24; 2 Chr. 14-16. Asa makes a league with Ben-hadad, king of Syria, to make war against Israel, 1 Kin. 15:16-24. Jehoshaphat succeeds Asa, 1 Kin. 15:24; 2 Chr. 17-20; 21:1; joins Ahab against the king of Syria, 1 Kin. 22. See Jehoshaphat. Jehoram, called also Joram, reigns in the stead of his father, Jehoshaphat, 2 Kin. 8:16-24; 2 Chr. 21. Edom revolts, 2 Kin. 8:20-22. Ahaziah, called also Azariah, 2 Chr. 22:6, and Jehoahaz, 2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23, succeeds Jehoram, 2 Kin. 8:24-29; 2 Chr. 22; slain by Jehu, 2 Kin. 9:27-29; 2 Chr. 22:8,9, Athaliah, his mother, succeeds him, 2 Kin. 11:1-16; 2 Chr. 22:10-12; 23:1-15. Jehoash, called also Joash, succeeds Athaliah, 2 Kin. 11:21; 12:1-21; 2 Chr. 24. the temple repaired, 2 Kin. 12. Amaziah reigns, and Judah is invaded by the king of Israel; Jerusalem is taken and the sacred things of the temple carried away, 2 Kin. 14:1-20; 2 Chr. 25. Azariah, called also Uzziah, succeeds him, 2 Kin. 14:21,22; 15:1-7; 2 Chr. 26. Jotham succeeds Uzziah, 2 Kin. 15:7,32-38; 2 Chr. 27. Rezin, king of Syria, invades Judah, 2 Kin. 15:37. Jotham is succeeded by Ahaz, 2 Kin. 16:1; 2 Chr. 28. Judah is invaded by kings of Samaria and Syria; Ahaz hires the king of Assyria to make war on the king of Syria, 2 Kin. 16:5-9. Ahaz changes the fashion of the altar in the temple, 2 Kin. 16:10-18. Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz, 2 Kin. 16:19,20; 2 Chr. 29-32. His good reign, 2 Kin. 18:1-8. He revolts from the sovereignty of the king of Assyria, 2 Kin. 18:7. King of Assyria invades Judah, and blasphemes the God of Judah; his army overthrown, 2 Kin. 18:9-37; 19. Hezekiah's sickness and miraculous restoration, 2 Kin. 20. Succeeded by Manasseh, 2 Kin. 20:21; 2 Chr. 33:1-20. Manasseh's wicked reign, 2 Kin. 21:1-18. Amon succeeds Manasseh on the throne, 2 Kin. 21:18-26; 2 Chr. 33:20-25. Josiah succeeds Amon; the temple is repaired; the book of the law recovered; religious revival follows; and the king dies, 2 Kin. 22; 23:1-30; 2 Chr. 34; 35. Josiah is succeeded by Jehoahaz, who reigned three months, was dethroned by the king of Egypt, and the land put under tribute, 2 Kin. 23:30-35; 2 Chr. 36:1-3. Jehoiakim is elevated to the throne; becomes tributary to Nebuchadnezzar for three years; rebels; is conquered and carried to Babylon, 2 Kin. 24:1-6; 2 Chr. 36:4-8. Jehoiachin is made king; suffers invasion and is carried to Babylon, 2 Kin. 24:8-16; 2 Chr. 36:9,10. Zedekiah is made king by Nebuchadnezzar; rebels; Nebuchadnezzar invades Judah, takes Jerusalem, and carries the people to Babylon, plundering the temple, 2 Kin. 24:17-20; 25; 2 Chr. 36:11-21. The poorest of the people were left to occupy the country, and were joined by fragments of the army of Judah, the dispersed Israelites in other lands, and the king's daughters, 2 Kin. 25:12,22,23; Jer. 40:7-12. Conspired against and slain by Ishmael, 2 Kin. 25:25; Jer. 40:13-16; 41:1-3. Ishmael seeks to betray the people to the Ammonites, Jer. 41:1-18. The people, in fear, take refuge in Egypt, 2 Kin. 25:26; Jer. 41:14-18; 42:13-18. Captivity of: Great wickedness the cause of their adversity, Ezek. 5-7; 16; 23:22-44. Dwell in Babylon, Dan. 5:13; 6:13; Jer. 52:28-30; by the river Chebar, Ezek. 1:1; 10:15. Patriotism of, Psa. 137. Plotted against, by Haman, Esth. 3. Are saved by Esther, Esth. 4-9. Cyrus decrees their restoration, 2 Chr. 36:22,23; Ezra 1:1-4. Cyrus directs the rebuilding of the temple, and the restoration of the vessels which had been carried to Babylon, 2 Chr. 36:23; Ezra 1:3-11. Proclamation renewed by Darius and Artaxerxes, Ezra 6:1-14. Ezra returns with seventeen hundred and fifty-four of the captivity to Jerusalem, Ezra 2. Temple rebuilt and dedicated, Ezra 3-6. Artaxerxes issues proclamation to restore the temple service, Ezra 7. Priests and Levites authorized to return, Ezra 8. Corruptions among the returned captives; their reform, Ezra 9; 10. Nehemiah is commissioned to lead the remainder of the captivity, forty-nine thousand nine hundred and forty-two, back to Canaan, Neh. 2; 7:5-67; Psa. 85; 87; 107; 126. Wall of Jerusalem rebuilt and dedicated, Neh. 2-6; 12. The law read and expounded, Neh. 8. Solemn feast is kept; priests are purified; and the covenant sealed, Neh. 8-10. One-tenth of the people, to be determined by lot, volunteer to dwell in Jerusalem, and the remaining nine parts dwell in other cities, Neh. 11. Catalog of the priests and Levites who came up with Zerubbabel, Neh. 12. Nehemiah reforms various abuses, Neh. 13. Expect a Messiah, Luke 3:15. Many accept Jesus as the Christ, John 2:23; 10:42; 11:45; 12:11; Acts 21:20. Reject Jesus, see Jesus, Rejected. Rejected of God, Matt. 21:43; Luke 20:16. Prophecies Concerning: Of their rejection of the Messiah, Isa. 8:14,15; 49:5,7; 52:14; 53:1-3; Zech. 11; 13; Matt. 21:33; 22:1. Of war and other judgments: Deut. 28:49-57; 2 Kin. 20:17,18; 21:12-15; 22:16,17; 23:26,27; Isa. 1:1-24; 3; 4:1; 5; 6:9-13; 7:17-25; 8:14-22; 9; 10:12; 22:1-14; 28:14-22; 29:1-10; 30:1-17; 31:1-3; 32:9-14; Jer. 1:11-16; 4:5-31; 6; 7:8-34; 8; 9:9-26; 10:17-22; 11:9-23; 13:9-27; 14:14-18; 15:1-14; 16; 17:1-4; 18:15-17; 19; 20:5; 21:4-7; 22:24-30; 25:8-38; 28; 34; 37; 38:1-3; 42:13-22; 43; 44; 45; Lam. 5:6; Ezek. 4; 5; 11:7-12; 12; 15-17; 19; 22:13-22; 23:22-35; 24; 33:21-29; Dan. 9:26-27; Joel 2:1-17; Amos 2:4,5; Mic. 2:10; 3; 4:8-10; Hab. 1:6-11; Zeph. 1; Zech. 11; 14:1-3; Mal. 4:1; Matt. 21:33,34; 23:35-38; 24:2,14-42; Mark 13:1-13; Luke 13:34,35; 19:43,44; 21:5-25; 23:28-31; Rev. 1:7. Dispersion of: Isa. 24:1; Jer. 9:16; Hos. 9:17; Joel 3:6,20; Amos 9:9; Ezek. 4:13; 5:10,12; 20:23; 36:19; Dan. 9:7; John 7:35; Acts 2:5. Of blessing and restoration: Isa. 1:25-27; 2:1-5; 4:2-6; 11:11-13; 25; 26:1,2,12-19; 27:13; 29:18-24; 30:18-26; 32:15-20; 33:13-24; 35; 37:31,32; 40:2,9; 41:27; 44; 49:13-23; 51; 52:1-12; 60; 61:4-9; 62; 66:5-22; Jer. 3:14-18; 4:3-18; 12:14-16; 23:3; 24:1-7; 29:1-14; 30:3-22; 32:36-44; 33; 44:28; Ezek. 14:22,23; 16:60-63; 20:40,41; 36:1-38; 37:12,21; Dan. 11:30-45; 12:1; Joel 3; Amos 9:9-15; Obad. 17-21; Mic. 2:12,13; 5:3; Zeph. 2:7; Zech. 1:14-21; 2; 8; 10:5-12; 12:1-14; 13; 14:3-21; Mal. 3:4; Rom. 11; 2 Cor. 3:16; Rev. 7:5. See Nation.