The united kingdom of Israel was a political entity in the Hebrew Bible that was ruled over by the kings Saul, David, and Solomon, thought to have lasted from about 1020 to 922 bce. The Tel Dan Stele, a fragmentary Aramaic inscription, details a Syrian invasion southward and victory over bytdwd, which most scholars read as beth David (“house of David”), suggesting that David and his descendants controlled some part of the southern Levant. The extent of David’s kingdom is still a matter of debate in scholarly circles.
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