Identifier: briefhistoryofna01fish (find matches)
Title: A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Fisher, George Park, 1827-1909
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York, Cincinnati (etc.) American book company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rms asfar as the Red Sea and the Euphrates, and crushed the oldenemies of Israel, the Philistines. In after times, he washonored, not only as a valiant warrior, but also as a religiouspoet, and, despite grievous faults, as a saint. The reign of Solomon, Davids successor, Avas a period ofluxury and splendor. He sought to rival the great foreignmonarchs of the time. Solomon built a palace and establisheda harem at Jerusalem. He erected a magnificent temple, ob- HEBREWS 51 taiuing the timber from Hiram, Kiug of Tyre. He organizedan army, bringing tlie liorses for the cavahy out of Egypt. The Two Kingdoms ; the Fall of Samaria. — After the deathof Solomon there was a revolt of the ten northern tribes, whodemanded of his successor, Eehoboam, that their burdensshould be lightened, for Solomons grandeur had been verycostly. They were tired of the hard exactions of the govern-ment at Jerusalem. Their complaint was treated with con-tempt. Hence they broke off their connection with the tribes
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The Temple at Jerusalem of Judah and Benjamin. This division into two kingdomsbrought on the destruction of both. There was a struggle ofboth against foreign powers. The prophets — of whom Elijahand Elisha were the chief — constantly resisted the inroads ofidolatry from abroad. At one time Shishak, King of Egypt,captured Jerusalem. The northern kingdom was for a whilea prey to Syria. Each of the kingdoms vainly sought inforeign alliances a defense against the growing might ofAssyria. Sargon subdued the northern kingdom, capturedSamaria, its capital, and carried away the king and a great 52 EAELIEST GROUP OF NATIONS part of his subjects to the Euphrates and the Tigris (722 b.c).The Samaritans, notwithstanding their continued adherence tothe Mosaic worship, were hated by the Jews as heretics, andas having heathen blood in their veins. Hezekiah (725-696 b.c.) was a noble and prosperous prince.He was a champion of the true religion, and stood by the pureteaching and exhortations of th

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