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When it comes to Biblical accuracy, I Am the King. 

That being said, unfortunately, Redoubter, there are instances where the gameplay definition becomes more redefined than what Bibloids would expect.  Would I prefer it to be different?  In almost all cases, yes.  However, based on the definition the Elders are using, Saul and David cannot be kings of Judah.

Do I believe the Elders use this process of "redefinition" to get around the inflexibility of the Bible?

Ummm....I hope not! 

I think the Elders just don't want to claim someone to be a king before the country was founded.
My only question would be, why isn't Reheoboam King of Isreal and Judah, since he ruled both at one time or another.

I think the Elders just don't want to claim someone to be a king before the country was founded.
My only question would be, why isn't Reheoboam King of Isreal and Judah, since he ruled both at one time or another.

Interesting point; his tenure as King over unified Israel was incredibly short-lived (a matter of days, really) but he was in fact King over unified Israel. I'd say it's an interesting argument to be sure.

Side battle awesomeness and be able to GoJ a hero? Me like. 

That's always been possible. Using Rehoboam with Gates of Samaria, on the other hand... 

I would think that Rehoboam should be a King of Isreal since there are other kings in the game noted as Kings of a country even though they lasted about a month as King. (I am trying to remember the King off-hand, but it slips my mind at the moment.)

Yea all of them.

I think the problem here is that there are different entities that share the same name and different political entities in the same territory.  Like the different Babylonian Empires or the different French or English Kingdoms. 

Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States; Lincoln and other presidents before and after ruled over the same territory and people, does that mean they were presidents of the Confederate States also?  They both ruled over Georgia.  What if the South won the Civil War?  The North would continue to call itself the U.S.A but it wouldn't be the same country. 

Does any Egyptian King count as a king of every kingdom that ruled there throughout history?  Now in a history class they use different terms to differentiate the different kingdoms.  I think in this case, Redemption is going for simplicity. 

That is, I don't think they are really saying that David was not a King of Judah in some sense but rather when they want to refer to "a ruler of the Southern Kingdom after the split with Reheboam" they use the term "King of Judah" for simplicity.  For comparison, during his reign Solomon ruled over Moab, Edom, Syria, etc. but I don't think he would count as a king of those.  With limited terminology and space on cards, Redemption can't possibly cover all the complexities of history.