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15 Cards in this Set
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Amasa |
Absalom's general, murdered by Joab. |
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Amaziah |
Somewhat good king of Judah, but a bad end. Defeated by Jehoash of Israel. Assassinated. |
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Amon |
Wicked king of Judah. Short-lived son of Manasseh. Did not amount to much. |
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Artaxerxes |
Persian king, patron of Ezra and Nehemiah. |
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Asa |
A good reforming king of Judah even vs own family. Success vs Ethiopian-led army. Bad ending. |
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Asahel |
Joab's foolish young brother, who died young when he challenged Abner, setting off cycle of revenge. |
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Assyrians |
Destroyed Northern Kingdom. Almost destroyed Jerusalem. |
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Athaliah |
Murderous daughter of Ahab. Tried to usurp the throne of Judah. Executed for treason. |
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Baasha |
Founder of second dynasty in North. Enemy of Judah. |
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Cyrus |
The founding king of Persia whose decree allowed Judah to return. 539 BC. |
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Dagon |
Philistine god, earlier thought of by historians as a fish god, now believed to be a grain god. |
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Darius |
Persian king who allowed rebuilding of the Temple about 520 BC. |
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David |
Lots of stuff. You are on your own for this. |
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Doeg |
Scheming liar who killed 85 priests at Nob because they provided David with food and the sword that killed Goliath. |
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Elah |
Worthless drunk, ended dynasty of Baasha. |
