The
United Monarchy is the name given to the
Israelite kingdom of Israel and Judah, during the reigns of
Saul,
David and
Solomon, as depicted in the
Hebrew Bible. This is traditionally dated between 1050 and 930 BCE. On the succession of Solomon's son,
Rehoboam, in
c. 930 BCE the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms; the
Kingdom of Israel (including the cities of
Shechem and
Samaria) in the north and the
Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.