By the time of Isaiah, the Israelite nation had long been divided into two kingdoms – the northern kingdom Israel whose capital was Samaria, and the southern kingdom Judah whose capital was Jerusalem. Isaiah lived in Jerusalem, where he was an adviser to Judah’s royal court (Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 37:2; Isaiah 38:1; Isaiah 39:3). He was married and had at least two sons (Isaiah 7:3; Isaiah 8:3; Isaiah 8:18).