[Avodah] malchei yisrael

[saul newman via Avodah]

the gmara describes conditions for which annointing oil was used , and in
which cases kings needed annointing .  as certain malchei yisrael [as
opposed to malchei yehuda ] were described as needing annointing , i am
wondering why chazal considers any validity to malchei yisrael in the first
place.

    this was a breakaway kingdom , away from mainstream halacha in terms of
idolatry;  and there is no biblical validity to a non-yehuda king.  in what
sense is it relevant to apply normative halachic principles to an abberant
 society ?
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