King of Judah

E81794
monarch position of authority royal title

The King of Judah was the monarchic ruler of the ancient southern Hebrew kingdom of Judah, centered in Jerusalem, during the period of the divided monarchy and subsequent vassalage to foreign empires.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
King of Judah canonical 9
King of Judea 4
Kings of Judah 4

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarch ⓘ
position of authority ⓘ
royal title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Judah son of Jacob ⓘ
surface form: Judah
associatedWith King Davidic dynasty ⓘ
surface form: Davidic dynasty

First Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form: Temple of Solomon
capital Jerusalem ⓘ
country Kingdom of Judah ⓘ
dissolved 586 BCE ⓘ
endCause Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ
surface form: Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
firstHolder Rehoboam ⓘ
follows Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ⓘ
surface form: United Monarchy of Israel
governmentalRole commander-in-chief of the army ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
supreme judge ⓘ
hasPredecessor King of the United Monarchy of Israel ⓘ
hasSuccessor no native king after Babylonian conquest ⓘ
historicalPeriod Divided Monarchy period ⓘ
Iron Age Levant ⓘ
Neo-Assyrian ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Assyrian period

Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Babylonian period
inception c. 930 BCE ⓘ
languageUsed Hebrew ⓘ
lastHolder King Zedekiah of Judah ⓘ
surface form: Zedekiah
notableHolder Asa ⓘ
Hezekiah ⓘ
King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jehoshaphat

Josiah ⓘ
Manasseh, king of Judah ⓘ
surface form: Manasseh

Rehoboam ⓘ
King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Uzziah
partOf King Davidic dynasty ⓘ
surface form: House of David
positionHeldBy Asa ⓘ
Hezekiah ⓘ
King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jehoshaphat

Josiah ⓘ
Manasseh, king of Judah ⓘ
surface form: Manasseh

Rehoboam ⓘ
King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Uzziah

King Zedekiah of Judah ⓘ
surface form: Zedekiah
religion Judaism ⓘ
Yahwism ⓘ
religiousRole promoter of the worship of Yahweh ⓘ
protector of the Temple in Jerusalem ⓘ
residence Temple Mount ⓘ
surface form: Royal Palace in Jerusalem
source Tanakh ⓘ
surface form: Hebrew Bible

ancient Near Eastern inscriptions ⓘ
subordinateTo Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
surface form: Achaemenid Empire (as local leadership after monarchy)

Assyria ⓘ
surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Jehoiachin of Judah → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
subject surface form: Jehoiachin
Rehoboam → role → King of Judah ⓘ
King of Judah → notableHolder → King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat
King of Judah → notableHolder → King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uzziah
King of Judah → positionHeldBy → King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat
King of Judah → positionHeldBy → King of Judah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Uzziah
Jekonias → category → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Judah
Coniah → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
Coniah → title → King of Judah ⓘ
Coniah → category → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Judah
Aristobulus II → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Yekonyah → category → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Judah
Kingdom of Judah → notableKing → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat
Ahab → alliedWith → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat of Judah
Obed → isAncestorOf → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Judah
King Ahab → alliedWith → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat of Judah
Jehoram of Israel → ally → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jehoshaphat of Judah
Manasseh, king of Judah → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
Asa → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
Amon → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
יְהוֹיָקִים → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
Yehoyaqim → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
Antigonus II → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Yannai → positionHeld → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Judea
Mariamne the Boethusian → spouseOccupation → King of Judah ⓘ
this entity surface form: King of Judea