what happened to the jewish kingdom after the death of solomon?

Answer 1

After Solomon died in 931 BC, a civil war led to a split in the Israelite nation. Jerusalem became part of the southern kingdom of Judah, while ten of the northern tribes formed the new kingdom of Israel. That kingdom lasted until 722 B.C.E., when it was conquered by the Assyrians.

Answer 2

This is phrased incorrectly. There was no civil war at this time. In I Kings 12, we read that Rehoboam was taken to Shechem to be anointed King of Israel. This never happened, although the Jewish writers of these scriptures keep calling him "the king," which he was not. He was the heir apparent. He was asked a question to which he gave a stupid answer and he was rejected, with Jeroboam anointed in his place as prophesized by Ahijah the Shilonite. The tribes of Judah and Benjamin seceded from Israel with Rehoboam as their king. Rehoboam attempted to tax Israel and his tax collector was stoned to death. The secessionist Kingdom of Judah was established in Jerusalem. Rehoboam raised an army of 80,000 men to start a war with Israel, but Shemaiah the man of God, told him that the Lord commanded him not to "fight against your brethren the children of Israel," so he relented and left the Israelites in peace. His followers came to be called "Jews." During their subsequent fifty years of slavery in Babylon, the Jews created a new religion called Judaism, based in large part on the Babylonian religion and they and the Israelites recognized that they now had two separate religions. The remaining Israelites were called "Samaritans," as recognition that they were the guardians of the ancient Torah and ancient religion.