2007-01-02 12:30:34 · 6 answers · asked by Leveled Fellow 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
King Solomon was the son of King David. He asked God for guidance in his rule and God blessed him with greatness and riches b/c he did not ask for them, but for guidance. He later defiled himself with the daughters of Egypt and lost God's favor. He wrote the Proverbs in the bible and was highly known for his judement in the case of the real mother vs. the false mother. the "I will split the baby in two" ruling.
2007-01-02 12:35:46 · answer #1 · answered by ConstElation 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
!Ki.6:1;
480 years into the Promised Land [ Promise given to Abraham 1377 years ago ]; Solomon is king 4 years and begans to build the temple for the name of the God
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Psm.68:4; 83:18; 1Chr.22:6,7;
Ruth 4:18-22; 1Chr.3:1-17;
This is the family of king David and king Solomon, Solomon was from 1037 to dies 997 before Christ.
Wrote bible books Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Songs of Solomon.
2007-01-02 20:38:12 · answer #2 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was the king of israel from 970 to 928 B.C.E., which also happens to be the final king before north israel and south judah split.
he was the son of David (2nd king of united irsael)
he was the one who built the "First Temple of the Lord" where scraficies were made (judism)
he was said to have great wisdom, wealth, as well as power.
he is a central figure in jewish heritage
he die standing up leaning on a cane and did not fall down until God ordered the termites (white ants) to weaken the cane, this taught the people that God had knowledge beyond all in the world
that a few points about King Solomon ^
2007-01-02 20:39:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
David's son (by Bathsheba, who had been Uriah's wife), King in Jerusalem after David, almost 1000 wives/other women, Built the first temple of God at Jerusalem...
Asked God for wisdom... Wrote Proverbs (mostly), Ecclestiastes, and Song of Solomon...
1Kings 4:29ff gives some info.
2007-01-02 20:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
solomon was the son of david, he was the wisest king because when god granted him whatever he wanted he simply and humbly asked for the wisdom to rule pleasing god. he built the temple aswell.
2007-01-02 20:34:15 · answer #5 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was the forth or fifth son of king David. He was the wisest man that ever lived, and he also built the first Temple of God.
2007-01-02 20:33:58 · answer #6 · answered by Desperado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋