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Yakov (Jacob) was the patriarch of Yisrael (Israel). After his descendants left Egpyt (Heb. Mitsrayim) and moved into ‘the promised land’, they were guided by the prophets and by various heroes and guides (often known in English as ‘Judges’) before they had a king. Shaul (Saul) was their first king, succeeded by King David and then his son King Shelomoh (Solomon). However, the more northern tribes disagreed with the leaders of the southern tribes of Yehudah (Judah, David’s tribe) and Benyamin over succession plans. They also resented having to travel to Yerushalem (Jerusalem, located in Yehudah's area) several times per year. All of that and more eventually resulted in Yisrael splitting into two kingdoms: the northern kingdom which continued to be known as Yisrael with Samaria as its capital city, and a southern kingdom that became known by the name of the dominant tribe of Yehudah (Benyamin was a relative small tribe) and which retained Yerushalem (Jerusalem) as its capital.
By the ‘Full kingdom’, we mean the full kingdom of Yisrael encompassing all the tribes descending from Yakov's twelve sons plus Yosef's (Joseph's) two sons. The three kings of this kingdom were King Shaul, King David, and King Shelomoh.
The prophets who spoke to the full kingdom of Yisrael include Shemuel (Samuel), Natan (Nathan), and Ahiyah (Ahijah).