Who are the kings whom God gave to the people of Moses (as)?

The verse refers to the kings of the Children of Israel as a whole. Moses (as) addresses his people as one nation across many generations, and this includes kings who came only after him.

In the first verse above, Moses (as) reminds his people of God’s grace. God had raised prophets among them and made them kings. Many wonder which kings are meant, since in the time of Moses (as) the Children of Israel did not yet have a kingdom of their own.

The expression Children of Israel does not refer to a single generation. It covers the whole people of Israel, from its forefathers to long after the time of Moses (as) and beyond. When Moses (as) addresses his people, he is speaking to this entire community across the ages.

So all the kings whom God gave to this people in the course of its history are meant here. The Holy Qur’an names some of them. Talut was appointed king by God. David (as) received sovereignty and wisdom, and his son Solomon (as) inherited a great kingdom. Together with the many prophets raised among them, this was a grace granted to very few nations.

A question like this shows how important it is to read a verse in its context. Whoever opens the whole passage and reads it carefully before forming a judgement will often find the answer in the text itself.