After Solomon's death, Rehoboam succeeded his father's position as a king. However, the kingdom then was divided by two, Judah (north) and Israel (south) -- Samaria, which is the most corrupted nation, was located in the south, Israel.
Jonah (793 BC)
Jonah was belong to the category of minor prophets.
God commanded Jonah to go to Niniveh to cry out against it , but Jonah tried to escape, and finally was swallowed by a big fish (not sure if it was a whale or not) for 3 days 3 nights.
ch.1. Jonah flees from the Lord
ch.2. Jonah's prayer
ch.3. Jonah goes to Nineveh
ch.4. Jonah's anger at the Lord's compassion.
The book ended with a question "Should I not be concerned about that great city?" This question showed that Jonah actually repented at the end.
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