When King Solomon died in 930 BCE, there was a contest between his heirs as to who would rule, and this caused the kingdom to split. The upper kingdom was composed of ten of the tribes into the Kingdom of Israel, while the south (which included Jerusalem) became the Kingdom of Judah. The two kingdoms existed tensely until the region was conquered by the Assyrians in 722 BCE.
Answer:
When King Solomon died in 930 BCE, there was a contest between his heirs as to who would rule, and this caused the kingdom to split. The upper kingdom was composed of ten of the tribes into the Kingdom of Israel, while the south (which included Jerusalem) became the Kingdom of Judah. The two kingdoms existed tensely until the region was conquered by the Assyrians in 722 BCE.
Explanation:
they got divided
