<P> Following Solomon 's death in c. 926 BCE , tensions between the northern part of Israel containing the ten northern tribes , and the southern section dominated by Jerusalem and the southern tribes reached boiling point . When Solomon 's successor Rehoboam dealt tactlessly with economic complaints of the northern tribes , in about 930 BCE ( there are differences of opinion as to the actual year ) the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into two kingdoms : the northern Kingdom of Israel , which included the cities of Shechem and Samaria , and the southern Kingdom of Judah , which contained Jerusalem ; with most of the non-Israelite provinces achieving independence . </P>
<P> Following Solomon 's death in c. 926 BCE , tensions between the northern part of Israel containing the ten northern tribes , and the southern section dominated by Jerusalem and the southern tribes reached boiling point . When Solomon 's successor Rehoboam dealt tactlessly with economic complaints of the northern tribes , in about 930 BCE ( there are differences of opinion as to the actual year ) the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into two kingdoms : the northern Kingdom of Israel , which included the cities of Shechem and Samaria , and the southern Kingdom of Judah , which contained Jerusalem ; with most of the non-Israelite provinces achieving independence . </P>
what caused the split between israel and judah
what caused the split between israel and judah
When Solomon 's successor Rehoboam dealt tactlessly with economic complaints of the northern tribes , in about 930 BCE ( there are differences of opinion as to the actual year ) the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into two kingdoms
When Solomon 's successor Rehoboam dealt tactlessly with economic complaints of the northern tribes , in about 930 BCE ( there are differences of opinion as to the actual year ) the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah split into two kingdoms