Why did israel and judah split?

Now both of these women produced children for Jacob. Rachel’s children included Joseph and Benjamin, and Leah’s children included Judah, Levi, and Reuben. Reuben transgressed against Jacob (Genesis 35:22). This became why the birthright was not passed to Reuben as the first born. read more

After Solomon died, the kingdom split into two, the ten tribes (Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph (Ephraim and Manasseh) and Benjamin) of "Israel" with their capital up in Samaria, and the tribes of Benjamin and Judah forming the kingdom of "Judah" with their capital at Jerusalem. read more

Israel’s first king, Saul, was of the tribe of Benjamin. When David was crowned king—David was from the tribe of Judah (one of Leah’s tribes)—the Benjamites rebelled (2 Samuel 2–3). After a long war (2 Samuel 3:1), David succeeded in uniting all twelve tribes (5:1-5). read more