 The people began to worship other things and not the one true God. So God allowed the kingdom to be split in two after Solomon died. The nation of Israel lived in the north and the nation of Judah lived in the south. We talk about this time as the kingdom divided. Can you imagine how sad that was? God's own people were divided. During this time, there were many kings in the north, Israel, and many kings in the south, Judah, and very few of them were good kings who followed God.