Talk:Tribe of Judah

How to Handle Seperate Accountings of Israel and Judah in Samuel?
I notice in the Book of Samuel, there are several mentions of "the men of Israel and Judah". Commentaries seem to disagree: some say that it is referring to the Tribe of Judah while others suggest it may have been later comment of an editor who is referring to the nation of Judah. How should the article handle this?

In Christ, Superdadsuper, Sr. Content and Community Manager (Bible Wiki) 22:53, July 31, 2020 (UTC)


 * What are some examples?

23:09, July 31, 2020 (UTC)

Examples include: 1 Sam 11:18, 15:4, 17:52, 18:16. What makes the issue even more interesting/perplexing was that the Tribe of Judah recongized David as king prior to the rest of Israel, but wasn't an altogether seperate country. It is possible the reference to Israel and Judah could be related to Judah accepting David as king seperate from Israel.

In Christ, Superdadsuper, Sr. Content and Community Manager (Bible Wiki) 23:46, July 31, 2020 (UTC)