once they had a king they had enemies
Was just listening to biblical Book of Esther today and it's ironic that after two and a half millennia the government of Iran is still fighting the Jews and the Jews are still fighting their enemies...
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7e8AWIKyqDVDYXTPn8yZgN
#iran #israel
Discussion
Well, they also had enemies before they had a king (see the book of Judges ). But it's true that some of their kings did involve them in unnecessary wars.