Editing Davidic line (section)

==Kingdom of Israel and Judah==
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[[File:Genealogy of the kings of Israel and Judah.svg|thumb|500px|right|The genealogy of the [[Kings of Israel and Judah|kings of Judah, along with the kings of Israel]].]]
According to the [[Tanakh]], upon being chosen and becoming king, one was customarily anointed with [[Holy anointing oil|holy oil]] poured on one's head. In David's case, this was done by the [[prophet]] [[Samuel (Bible)|Samuel]].

Initially, David was king over the [[Tribe of Judah]] only and ruled from [[Hebron]], but after seven and a half years, the other [[Israelite]] tribes, who found themselves leaderless after the death of [[Ish-bosheth]], chose him to be their king as well.<ref>Mandel, David. ''Who's Who in the Jewish Bible''. Jewish Publication Society, 1 Jan 2010, p. 85</ref>

All subsequent kings in both the ancient first united [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|Kingdom of Israel]] and the later [[Kingdom of Judah]] claimed direct descent from King David to validate their claim to the throne in order to rule over the Israelite tribes.

=== Division after Solomon's death ===
After the death of David's son, [[King Solomon]], the ten northern tribes of the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] rejected the Davidic line, refusing to accept Solomon's son, [[Rehoboam]], and instead chose as king [[Jeroboam]] and formed the northern [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]]. This kingdom was conquered by the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]] in the 8th century BCE which exiled much of the Northern Kingdom population and ended its sovereign status. The bulk population of the Northern Kingdom of Israel was forced to relocate to Mesopotamia and mostly disappeared from history as [[Lost Ten Tribes|The Ten Lost Tribes]] or intermixed with exiled Judean populations two centuries later, while the remaining Israelite peoples in Samaria highlands have become known as [[Samaritans]] during the classic era and to modern times.