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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-03-25  |  3.3 MB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  1 minute, 18 seconds
Transcription: Following the reign of Solomon, the nation of Israel divided into the northern kingdom, Israel, and the southern kingdom, Judah. Israel was ruled by a variety of kings, most of them wicked, until its total destruction by the Assyrians in 722 BC. Judah lasted a little longer, despite the equivalent spiritual and moral incompetence of its own rulers. In 586 BC, Jerusalem was conquered by the Babylonians, and many of the people were taken into captivity for almost 50 years. Despite the preponderance of kings during the time of the divided kingdom, the truly outstanding figures of this era were th ...