the Southern Kingdom) existed as an independent state until 586 BCE, when it was conquered by the Neo-Babylonian Empire. Biblical chronology Many alternative chronologies have been suggested, and there is no ultimate consensus between the different factions and scholarly disciplines concerned with the period as to when it is depicted as having begun or when it ended. Most biblical scholars follow either of the older chronologies established by American archaeologists William F. Albright and Edwin R. Thiele, or alternatively the newer chronology of Israeli historian Gershon Galil. Thiele's chronology generally corresponds with Galil's chronology below, with a difference of one year at most. See also History of ancient Israel and Judah Historicity of the Bible Chronology of the Bible List of Jewish states and dynasties References Notes Citations Sources 10th-century BC disestablishments 11th-century BC establishments David Former countries in Western Asia Israel, United Monarchy Israel Political entities in the Land of Israel Solomon States and territories established in the 11th century BC States and territories disestablished in the 10th century BC