Jump to . . . Chapter 1: The Book and Those Who Study It Chapter 2: The Geographical and Historical Setting Chapter 3: Israel Looks at the Beginnings Chapter 4: Israel Becomes A People: Exodus and . . . Chapter 5: Israel Gains a Home: Joshua and Judges Chapter 6: Israel Gains a King: Samuel and Saul Chapter 7: Israel's Time of Glory: David and . . . Chapter 8: Israel Becomes Two: The History of the . . . Chapter 9: Judah: Rehoboam to Hezekiah (922-687 . . . Chapter 10: Judah: Manasseh to Zedekiah and the . . . Chapter 11: The Exile: Judah's Dark Night of the . . . Chapter 12: The Postexilic Period: Judah Revived Chapter 13: A Legacy of Israel: Wise Men and Psalm . . . Chapter 14: The Time of Silence: Judah in Eclipse