Jeroboam I name was unlikely to be his name. More likely it is that Jeroboam the second living 200 years later made the tradition of the first king being Jeroboam since Jeroboam II was probably one of the best kings Israel had later.
Although the text of 1 Kings is muh later at this point it likely is 50% accurate. Thus we will work with what it says.
14:1At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam
fell sick.....
14:18All Israel
buried him, and mourned for him,...
...14:20The days which Jeroboam reigned were
two and twenty years: and he slept with his
fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place....
...15:25Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign
over Israel in the second year of Asa king of
Judah; and he reigned over Israel two years.
15:26He did that which was evil in the sight of
Yahweh, and walked in the way of his father,
and in his sin with which he made Israel to
sin.
At this point most will note I am only picking out things that are likely historical.
15:27Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house
of Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha
struck him at Gibbethon, which belonged to
the Philistines; for Nadab and all Israel were
laying siege to Gibbethon.
So what?
The problem is the name of the city is very much a play on Saul's city. Think about Saul as you read the next few lines.
15:29It happened
that, as soon as he was king, he struck all the
house of Jeroboam: he didn’t leave to Jeroboam
any who breathed, until he had destroyed
him; ......
..... 15:31Now
the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did,
aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles
of the kings of Israel? ...
....15:33In the third year of Asa king of
Judah, Baasha the son of Ahijah began to reign
over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.
15:34He did that which was evil in the sight of
Yahweh, and walked in the way of Jeroboam,
and in his sin with which he made Israel to sin.....
16:5Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and
what he did, and his might aren’t they written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel? 16:6Baasha slept with his fathers, and
was buried in Tirzah; and Elah his son reigned
in his place.
Don't be confused. I removed 80% of later lines.
16:8In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of
Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign
over Israel in Tirzah for two years. 16:9His
servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots,
conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah,
drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza,
whowas over the household in Tirzah: 16:10and
Zimri went in and struck him, and killed
him, in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king
of Judah, and reigned in his place. 16:11It
happened, when he began to reign, as soon
as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the
house of Baasha: he didn’t leave him a single
one who urinates on a wall,h neither of his
relatives, nor of his friends. 16:12Thus Zimri
destroyed all the house of Baasha, according to
the word of Yahweh, which he spoke against
Baasha by Jehu the prophet, 16:13for all the sins
of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which
they sinned, and with which they made Israel
to sin, to provoke Yahweh, the God of Israel,
to anger with their vanities. 16:14Now the rest
of the acts of Elah, and all that he did, aren’t
they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
16:15In the twenty-seventh
year of Asa king of Judah, Zimri reigned
seven days in Tirzah. Now the people were
encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged
to the Philistines. 16:16The people who were
encamped heard say, Zimri has conspired, and
has also struck the king: therefore all Israel
made Omri, the captain of the army, king over
Israel that day in the camp. 16:17Omri went
up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him,
and they besieged Tirzah. 16:18It happened,
when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that
he went into the castle of the king’s house, and
burnt the king’s house over him with fire, and
died, 16:19for his sins which he sinned in doing
that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, in
walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin
which he did, to make Israel to sin. 16:20Now
the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason
that he committed, aren’t they written in the
book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Why does Zimri's death story sound like Saul? Likely because although Saul MIGHT have been a previous rular the stories were remember from later.
What is more likely the HINGE of the Hebrew bible is next:
16:21Then were the people of Israel divided into
two parts: half of the people followed Tibni
the son of Ginath, to make him king; and
half followed Omri. 16:22But the people who
followed Omri prevailed against the people
who followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni
died, and Omri reigned. 16:23In the thirty-first
year of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign
over Israel for twelve years. He reigned six
years in Tirzah. 16:24He bought the hill Samaria
of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built
on the hill, and called the name of the city
which he built, after the name of Shemer, the
owner of the hill, Samaria
This is a known historical fact from archeology. Omri was indeed a great rular who made Isreal a Kingdom.
.16:27Nowthe rest of theacts of Omri which he did, and
his might that he showed, aren’t they written
in the book of the chronicles of the kings of
Israel? 16:28So Omri slept with his fathers,
and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son
reigned in his place.
Before we deal with Ahab some Pslams were composed at this time.