<P> According to the biblical account , the united monarchy was formed when there was a large popular expression in favour of introducing a king to rule over the decentralised Israelite confederacy . Increasing pressure from the Philistines and other neighboring peoples is said by the Bible to have forced the Israelites to unite as state following the anointing of Saul by Samuel . The Bible treats the notion of kingship as having been anathema , it being viewed as the placing of one man in a position of reverence and power that ought to be reserved for God . </P>
<P> According to the biblical account , the united monarchy was formed when there was a large popular expression in favour of introducing a king to rule over the decentralised Israelite confederacy . Increasing pressure from the Philistines and other neighboring peoples is said by the Bible to have forced the Israelites to unite as state following the anointing of Saul by Samuel . The Bible treats the notion of kingship as having been anathema , it being viewed as the placing of one man in a position of reverence and power that ought to be reserved for God . </P>
factors that led to the rise of monarchy in israel
factors that led to the rise of monarchy in israel
large popular expression in favour of introducing a king
large popular expression in favour of introducing a king