By Elimu Assistant Team 
Factors that led to the failure of David’s successors
- They shed innocent blood
- They were oppressive in their rule (forced labour/heavy taxation/bribery)
- They married foreign wives
- They built temples/shrines for idols
- They were unfaithful/ dishonest
- They did not tell people who God was
- They were disobedient to God
- They did not rule according to the law of Moses
- They did not listen to the prophets
- They worshipped both God and idols/syncretism/worshipped idols
- They sought alliances with neighbouring states instead of relying on God.
