10 which was, at that time, the capital city of the kingdom of Israel. The kings who reigned after Jeroboam introduced other idols, and the people forgot the law of Jehovah, and worshipped gods of wood and stone. During this period many prophets lived both in Judah and Israel, who were directed by God to inform the people of his displeasure against their idolatry, and to predict heavy national judgments if they’did not repent. God showed his an ger against the people of Israel for their sins, sometimes by sending famines and wars, and some times by permitting political disturbances to prevail. several of their kings were murdered by ambitious men, who wished to ocłupy their places, and in ‘this way the sticcession 'was often changed. The crown remained in Jeroboam’s family but a short time. Nadab, his son, was killed in the seΌόλια << of his reign by Baasha, who instantly seized upon the government. Forty-six years after the separation of the two kingdoms, Omri, king of Israel, built the city of
