please give me king solomon's whole story, his life, deeds, childhood, etc.?

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his whole story please.. not just his wisdom..

Answer 1

Profiles of Faith
Solomon: Lesson from a Wise King
by Jerold Aust
"Divide the baby with a sword, and let the matter be settled." As the king's shocking words echoed throughout his chambers, those who heard his decision were stunned.

It was a heartrending scene: Two women stood before King Solomon, each claiming to be the mother of the same baby boy. The first mother told of how she and the second woman had each given birth to a son, three days apart. Her son was born first. The second mother accidentally laid on her son while they slept, and he died. Discovering that her son was dead, the second mother switched the babies, placing her dead son beside the first mother—asleep at the time—and taking the first mother's living son to her bed.

When the first mother arose in the morning to nurse her son, she found the boy dead—but on closer examination discovered it was the other mother's child. She knew her son was in the arms of the second mother. Now, standing anxiously before the king, she hoped that he would somehow perceive she was the one telling the truth so she could be reunited with her baby.

Solomon issued his verdict: "Bring me a sword. Divide the living child in two, and give half to one, and half to the other" (1 Kings 3:24—25). The two mothers' reactions were worlds apart. The first mother pleaded with the king: "O my lord, give her the living child, and by no means kill him!" But the second mother's words were chilling: "Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him" (verse 26).

Their reactions told the king all he needed to know. "Give the first woman the living child," he ordered, "and by no means kill him; she is his mother" (verse 27).

The source of Solomon's wisdom
All Israel heard of Solomon's discernment in this case, a judgment that amply demonstrated his great wisdom. ". . . And they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice" (verse 28).

The story of how Solomon became so wise and the lessons from his life deserve our undivided attention.

Shortly after he ascended to the throne, Solomon married the daughter of the ruler of Egypt (1 Kings 3:1). Although a politically astute move, this was not a wise decision according to God's standards since He knew full well that foreigners, steeped as they were in their idolatrous ways, could drive a wedge between His chosen nation and Him by causing them to depart from the true religion. This act foreshadowed the greatest singular weakness of the otherwise wise king.

The history of the kings tells the whole story—both good and bad. Remember, much that was said is good. "And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of his father David . . ." (1 Kings 3:3). God was pleased with the new king's attitude, and appeared to him in a dream: "Ask! What shall I give you?" (verse 5).

Solomon's answer said much about the man: "Now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king instead of my father David, but I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. And Your servant is in the midst of Your people whom You have chosen, a great people, too numerous to be numbered or counted. Therefore give to Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people, that I may discern between good and evil. For who is able to judge this great people of Yours?" (verses 7—9).

Blessings for a new king
God was pleased with Solomon's response—that he had asked for the ability to govern wisely and so to properly serve His people. Just as we would do well to remember Solomon's reply to God, we should also remember God's reply to Solomon:

"Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked long life for yourself, nor have asked riches for yourself, nor have asked the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice, behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. And I have also given you what you have not asked: both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days" (verses 11—13, emphasis added throughout).

These gifts from God required something: Solomon's resolute obedience to Him. "So if you walk in My ways, to keep My statutes and My commandments, as your father David walked, then I will lengthen [prolong] your days" (verse 14). God's offer was conditional: Solomon must not turn from His laws.

God kept His part of the covenant. "And God gave Solomon wisdom and exceedingly great understanding, and largeness of heart like the sand on the seashore. Thus Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the men of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men . . .; and his fame was in all the surrounding nations . . . And men of all nations, from all the kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom, came to hear the wisdom of Solomon" (1 Kings 4:29—31, 34).

Even the queen of Sheba investigated Solomon's wisdom. She came to Jerusalem to test him with difficult questions. "So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her" (1 Kings 10:3).

She ended her scrutiny of him with these remarkable words: "It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; ... Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard" (verses 6—7). Other leaders discovered what the queen of Sheba witnessed firsthand: "And all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart" (verse 24).

Solomon's good acts
For many years, Solomon fulfilled his part of the covenant. He walked in God's ways, and God blessed him greatly.

During Solomon's prosperous days of wisdom and wealth, he determined to build the temple for God which his father David had hoped to build earlier. This was an expansive and expensive undertaking. God gave Solomon peace with King Hiram of Lebanon, and Hiram supplied Solomon with a seemingly endless supply of cedar and cypress logs (1 Kings 5:10).

Further, Solomon sent "seventy thousand [men to Lebanon] who carried burdens, and eighty thousand who quarried stone in the mountains, besides three thousand three hundred from the chiefs of Solomon's deputies, who supervised the people who labored in the work . . . So Solomon's builders, Hiram's builders, and the Gebalites quarried them; and they prepared timber and stones to build the temple" (1 Kings 5:15—18).

The furnishings for the temple were exquisite and very costly (1 Kings 7). Solomon had the priests bring up the ark of God, and "the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD" (1 Kings 8:1—11). On the day of dedication, Solomon offered 22,000 bulls and 120,000 sheep as peace offerings to God (verse 63). God then reiterated the Davidic covenant before King Solomon (1 Kings 9). It was a reminder for Solomon to remain loyal and faithful to God and His laws.

Solomon's wealth was greatly increased (1 Kings 10). As some Bible resources point out, the 666 talents of gold Solomon received each year (verse 14) was worth well over $700 million by today's standards. "Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; he had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones" (verses 26—27).

Additionally Solomon took 13 years to build his own palace (1 Kings 7:1). It was a time of unprecedented wealth and unparalleled prosperity for the kingdom of Israel. True to His word, God had blessed Solomon with great abundance because he had honored Him.

But the king eventually showed a weakness that caused him to turn from the great God who blessed him. His wealth became so great, his fame so widespread, that he lost his focus. He became more and more attached to his physical surroundings, more dependent on his wealth, and more attentive to his many wives than he was to God.

Solomon's heart turned away
King Solomon loved many foreign women, taking them as his wives. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines, "and his wives turned away his heart" (1 Kings 11:3). Sadly, Solomon knew better. God had warned Israel not to intermarry with foreigners, for "surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods" (verse 2). Solomon's weakness for women would be his downfall. God is no respecter of persons—even kings (Acts 10:34).

Earlier Solomon had disregarded God's instruction when he had married the Egyptian Pharaoh's daughter. His small problems were to grow into very large problems that would lead to his downfall.

"For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David. For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and did not fully follow the LORD, as did his father David. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, on the hill that is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the abomination of the people of Ammon. And he did likewise for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods" (1 Kings 11:4—8).

God became angry with Solomon for disobeying His commands and "because his heart had turned from the LORD God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice, and had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods; but he did not keep what the LORD had commanded" (verses 9—10).

God declared that He would surely tear the kingdom away from Solomon and give it to one of his servants (verse 11). Solomon's sins would lead to his kingdom being divided into the two separate kingdoms of Israel and Judah (verses 26—40).

A ruler's downfall
God's Word is honest with its heroes. Solomon left quite a legacy for a man who—in his old age—departed from God. But God didn't blot out his writings or example, both good and bad. The man who had so much lacked one crucial ingredient: the will and character to do what he knew was right. As Jesus Christ said, "The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41).

God warned that when human beings are blessed, they should not forget who provides such blessings (Deuteronomy 8:11—20). Solomon did. He forgot God's laws, especially those that dealt with marriage. His many wives turned his heart away from God. Both Solomon and his nation eventually suffered for his backsliding attitude.

However, we may take some solace from the fact that the last book of the Jewish version of the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles, does not repeat the account of Solomon's serious mistakes toward the end of his life. The two books of Chronicles were written after Samuel and Kings, and they were used by the chronicler both as inspired sources and historical references.

In the nine chapters of 2 Chronicles that cover Solomon's 40—year rule, hardly a negative word is written about him. The chronicler highlighted the positive aspects of both David's (1 Chronicles) and Solomon's governmental administrations as prototypes of the biblical ideal. Nothing was ever done with regard to the writing of the Bible without good reason. We also do well to remember that God is the ultimate Judge of Solomon, not we human beings. GN

The Bible and Archaeology:
King Solomon's Reign: Israel's Golden Years
What has archaeology revealed about King Solomon's reign in the 10th century B.C.? Remarkably, there is much evidence to corroborate the biblical account.
by Mario Seiglie
In earlier issues The Good News has discussed various archaeological finds that illuminate and verify the biblical record. In this issue, we focus on the reign of Solomon, successor of David as king of Israel.

Once David had consolidated the Israelite empire, under the guidance of God he chose his son Solomon to be his successor. The reign of this young man became truly legendary. Under Solomon's rule Israel reached the pinnacle of wealth and power. Tragically, the glory of Solomon's kingdom barely outlasted his own lifetime.

What has archaeology revealed about King Solomon's reign in the 10th century B.C.? Remarkably, there is much evidence to corroborate the biblical account.

Unusual period of peace
What does the Bible say about the wider international condition during Solomon's time? God had told David: "Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon [meaning 'peaceful'], for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days" (1 Chronicles 22:9, emphasis added throughout).

Was this a time of peace in Israel? What do the archaeological records show? From contemporary Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian inscriptions, we find these once-powerful kingdoms afflicted by military weakness.

Assyria was occupied with constant battles against the Arameans. Internal strife over dynastic disputes further weakened the kingdom. "These Assyrian preoccupations," states Donald Wiseman, professor of Assyriology, "left David and Solomon free to extend their own territory into south Syria. The intruders from the Syrian desert impoverished Assyria under the aged Ashurnasirpal I ..." (The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1979, Vol. 1, p. 334). Meanwhile, the Assyrians held the Babylonians in check, blocking any Chaldean intrusion into Israelite territory.

On Israel's southern flank, the Egyptians were also experiencing a general decline. Commenting on the beginning of this long period of weakness, one authority observes: "After the empire [of the previous centuries], Egypt never regained her former dominance in the eastern Mediterranean world ... In large part this foreign weakness arose from domestic weakness. Egypt kept breaking up into smaller states ... From the time of Samuel to the fall of the kingdom of Israel, Egypt was normally in a state of divided weakness" (The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, Abingdon, Nashville,1962, Vol. 2, p. 52).

This international backdrop is faithfully reflected in the biblical account. In fact, the weak priestly dynasty ruling Egypt made great concessions to Solomon because of his increasing power and influence.

Opinion among scholars is divided over which pharaoh was Solomon's contemporary. Eugene Merrill believes it was Siamun. "... Siamun soon realized that Solomon was to be ruler of a kingdom which would rival or even exceed his own in power and influence. He therefore decided it was to his best advantage to cultivate amicable relations with the young monarch, even to the extent of recognizing him as an equal. That this is the case is clear from his willingness to provide his own daughter as a wife for Solomon, a concession almost without parallel in Egyptian history since it was a candid admission to the world of Egypt's weakness and conciliation. Normally Egyptian kings took foreign princesses but did not give up their own daughters to foreign kings" (Kingdom of Priests, Baker, Grand Rapids, 1987, p. 292. Compare to David Rohl, A Test of Time: The Bible-From Myth to History, Arrow Books, London, 1996, pp. 173-185).

It is clear from the history of the neighboring countries that an unusual era of peace enveloped Israel, enabling Solomon to greatly develop and enrich his nation through many profitable commercial alliances.

Prosperous alliance with Phoenicia
Not only did Solomon lack foreign enemies, he found a powerful ally in King Hiram, a faithful friend of his father, David.

"Now Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, because he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram had always loved David ... So the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him; and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty together" (1 Kings 5:1, 12).

Regarding this treaty, a thousand years later the Jewish historian Josephus noted that copies of this alliance could be read in the public archives in Tyre. "The copies of these epistles," writes Josephus, "remain at this day, and are preserved not only in our books, but among the Tyrians also; insomuch that if any one would know the certainty about them, he may desire of the keepers of the public records of Tyre to shew him them, and he will find what is there set down to agree with what we have said" (Antiquities of the Jews, Book VIII, Chapter II, Section 7).

In Solomon's day, the Israelites were just beginning to clearly define their own culture. To initiate such vast projects as the temple (see G. Ernest Wright, "The Stevens' Reconstruction of the Solomonic Temple," Biblical Archaeologist, Vol. 18, 1955, pp. 41-44), fortified towns and maritime trade, Solomon could have found no more enterprising a people to help than the Phoenicians.

One author explains, "Solomon was a thoroughly progressive ruler. He had a flair for exploiting foreign brains and foreign skill and turning them to his own advantage. That was the secret, otherwise scarcely understandable, of how the [nation] ... developed by leaps and bounds into a first class economic organism. Here also was to be found the secret of his wealth which the Bible emphasises. Solomon imported smelting technicians from Phoenicia. Huram ... , a craftsman from Tyre, was entrusted with the casting of the Temple furnishings (1 Kings 7:13, 14). In Ezion-Geber Solomon founded an important enterprise for overseas trade ... The Phoenicians had behind them practical experience accumulated over many centuries. Solomon therefore sent to Tyre for specialists for his dockyards and sailors for his ships: 'And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea...' (1 Kings 9:27)" (Werner Keller, The Bible As History, Bantam, New York, 1980, pp. 211-212. On Ezion-Geber, see Gary D. Pratico, "Where Is Ezion-Geber?", Biblical Archaeology Review, September/October 1986, pp. 24-35; Alexander Flinder, "Is This Solomon's Seaport?", Biblical Archaeology Review, July/August 1989, pp. 31-42).

Archaeologists who have studied the remains of Solomon's time clearly see the Phoenician influence which the Bible, instead of hiding the facts, candidly admits. "Where the Israelites replaced Canaanite towns, the quality of housing was noticeably poorer," says The New Bible Dictionary, "though standards improved rapidly in the days of David and Solomon, partly through Phoenician influence ... The commonest-type house ... has become known generally as the four-room house, which appears to be an original Israelite concept" (Inter-Varsity Press, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1982, p. 490).

Great construction projects
Throughout Israel, Solomon fortified the great cities: "And this is the reason for the labor force which King Solomon raised: to build the house of the LORD, his own house, the Millo, the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo, and Gezer" (1 Kings 9:15).

Regarding Jerusalem, as long as the Temple Mount is disputed between Arabs and Jews, no excavations are permitted in the immediate area where Solomon's temple existed. But the Bible mentions three other cities that Solomon expanded and fortified. Does any archaeological evidence support the biblical record?

The first city mentioned is Hazor, a northern Israelite habitation that was lost in time until a century ago. The first extensive excavations were done under the direction of archaeologist Yigael Yadin in the 1950s. He writes about Hazor, "What I'm about to say may sound like something out of a detective story, but it's true. Our great guide was the Bible. As an archaeologist, I can't imagine anything more exciting than to work with the Bible in one hand and a spade in the other. This was the real secret of our discovery of the Solomonic period" (Hazor, Random House, New York, 1975, p. 187).

Yadin found the elaborate and sturdy main gate and part of the wall, which archaeologists now call the Solomonic style of architecture. Eventually, he found the same Solomonic-type gate in all three of the cities mentioned in the Bible.

In the most recent excavation of Megiddo in 1993, archaeologists Israel Finkelstein and David Ussishkin report, "The grandeur of Solomon's Megiddo is clearly evident in the archaeological finds at Megiddo-in large palaces, with fine, smooth-faced ashlar masonry and in elaborate decorative stonework" ("Back to Megiddo," Biblical Archaeology Review, January/February 1994, p. 36).

Archaeologist Bryant Wood sums up the discoveries: "Probably the most famous of the architectural finds related to the kingdom period are the early tenth-century 'Solomonic gates' at Megiddo, Hazor and Gezer, built by David's son Solomon ..." ("Scholars Speak Out," Biblical Archaeology Review, May/June 1995, p. 34). So the biblical account accords nicely with the archaeological evidence.

Enter the queen of Sheba
One of the most colorful accounts about Solomon is relegated to myth by some scholars. It concerns the visit of the queen of Sheba.

"Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with hard questions. She came to Jerusalem with a very great retinue, with camels that bore spices, very much gold, and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was in her heart. So Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing so difficult for the king that he could not explain it to her ...

"Then she said to the king: 'It was a true report which I heard in my own land about your words and your wisdom. However I did not believe the words until I came and saw with my own eyes; and indeed the half was not told me. Your wisdom and prosperity exceed the fame of which I heard. Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom! Blessed be the LORD your God ...' Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, spices in great quantity, and precious stones. There never again came such abundance of spices as the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon" (1 Kings 10:1-10).

This story has been the inspiration for many paintings and movies, but does it have historical backing? Where was the kingdom of Sheba? Until this century, the sands of time very probably covered up much of this great kingdom of the past.

Yet it was well known by some of the classical Greek and Roman writers. "In happy Arabia," wrote Dionysius the Greek in A.D. 90, "you can always smell the sweet perfume of marvelous spices, whether it be incense or wonderful myrrh. Its inhabitants have great flocks of sheep in the meadows, and birds fly in from distant isles bringing leaves of pure cinnamon."

Another Greek historian, Diodorus (100 B.C.), writes: "These people surpass in riches and luxuries not only their Arab neighbors, but also the rest of the world. They drink out of cups made of gold and silver ... The Sabeans enjoy this luxury because they are convinced that riches which come from the earth are the favor of the gods and should be shown to others."

The Roman Emperor Augustus actually sent an army of 10,000 men to southern Arabia to plunder this wealth. But the withering desert and frequent plagues decimated the army before they could arrive in the capital. They never fulfilled their mission.

Scholars generally agree that the kingdom of Sheba is located in the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, now called Yemen. The area is quite isolated and desolate now, but this has not always been the case. "The most prominent of the Arab states ... during the first half of the 1st millennium B.C.," comments The New Bible Dictionary, "Sheba was ruled by mukarribs, priest-kings, who supervised both the political affairs and the polytheistic worship of the sun, moon and star gods. Explorations [in 1950-1953] ... found some outstanding examples of Sabean art and architecture, especially the temple of the moon-god at Marib, the capital, which dates from the 7th century B.C. ..." (p. 1087).

Until this century, this area of Yemen was largely off-limits to archaeologists. Now, up to 4,000 inscriptions of this ancient kingdom have come to light, confirming that one of the four nations in the area was called Sheba and that the population of at least one of its cities totaled a million.

This part of the world was not always dry and barren. It once had abundant water which irrigated the precious spice crops. The two most popular spices grown were frankincense (a resin of incense) and myrrh. The fragrant perfume of frankincense was used in temples and homes of the rich to ask favors from the gods. Myrrh was an indispensable oil used as a beauty aid to keep the skin smooth and soft, and was also used to embalm the dead. The Magi gave these two valuable spices to the infant Jesus as gifts fit for a newborn king (Matthew 2:11).

The evidence of abundant water in Sheba comes from the remains of a huge dam found in the area, and explains how it could be called "Happy Arabia" by the ancients.

"A gigantic dam blocked the river Adhanat in Sheba," writes Dr. Keller, "collecting the rainfall from a wide area. The water was then led off in canals for irrigation purposes, which was what gave the land its fertility. Remains of this technical marvel in the shape of walls over 60 feet high still defy the sand-dunes of the desert. Just as Holland is in modern times the Land of Tulips, so Sheba was then the Land of Spices, one vast fairy-like scented garden of the costliest spices in the world. In the midst of it lay the capital, which was called Marib. That was until 542 B.C.-then the dam burst. The importunate desert crept over the fertile lands and destroyed them" (The Bible As History, p. 225). This is the present state of most of the country. It has lost much of its fertility due to lack of water.

There is much to explore in this area of ancient Sheba, and it is still a dangerous place to go, but much scientific progress has been made. Investigations continue up to the present time. What the famed archaeologist W.F. Albright remarked about these excavations in 1953 still holds true: "They are in process of revolutionizing our knowledge of Southern Arabia's cultural history and chronology. Up to now the results to hand demonstrate the political and cultural primacy of Sheba in the first centuries after 1000 B.C." (Keller, p. 227).

As time goes by, more archaeological evidence continues to indicate that Solomon's reign was actually as magnificent as the Bible faithfully records. GN

Lessons From Solomon's Life
King Solomon and his immensely wealthy kingdom depict God's perfect wisdom, His blessings, and His incomparably rich, spiritual Kingdom.

Solomon was a great king, but Jesus Christ is the King of kings. Solomon's kingdom was an earthly manifestation of great blessings and prosperity. Christ's coming Kingdom is the ultimate manifestation of peace and prosperity.

This king wrote the Song of Solomon, depicting the love a man should have for his wife. Jesus Christ gave His overwhelming love and respect for His betrothed wife, the Church (2 Corinthians 11:2; Revelation 19:7, 9).

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon looked back on his life from a philosophical perspective. He portrayed the physical blessings from God which he learned cannot compare to God's spiritual treasures. Among other lessons in this book, we see man's susceptibility to materialism, and a warning that mankind should never forget his Creator (Ecclesiastes 12).

He concluded: "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man's all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil" (verses 13-14).

There is one "greater than Solomon" (Matthew 12:42) destined to come again and establish a great kingdom. Through Christ humankind will be able to enjoy and practice the holy wisdom and knowledge of Almighty God (Isaiah 11:9).

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Answer 3

Life Of King Solomon

Answer 4

Yep--it's pretty much in the Bible, with two different versions in 1 Kings, then end of 1 Chronicles, and 2 Chronicles.

But here are the basics: Solomon was the son of Bathsheba, the woman David stole from one of his generals. When David died, Solomon became king of Israel. During his reign, he did a lot of construction, including his palace, the Temple, and various other things. He also married a lot of women, especially foreign women.

His building program led to high taxes and enslavement of many of the Israelites.

His many wives led to his apostacy (abandoning the faith of Israel) and to allowing shrines and sacrifices for all the other gods his wives brought with them when he married them.

After he died, the kingdom of Israel split into the Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom.

There's not room here for all the details about his life, deeds, etc. Check out those sections of the Bible I mentioned above. You won't find a lot of info about his childhood, but you could research the era to find out what life might have been like at the time. A study Bible like the New Oxford Annotated Bible, The Access Bible, the NIV Study Bible, The Jewish Study Bible, or the Harper Collins Study Bible, will elaborate on the scripture passages.

Answer 5

His mother's name was Bath-sheba. Solomon had many, many wives. His brothers Absalom and Adonijah were half-brothers of another woman named Haggith, but Solomon was to build the temple after King David because the Lord would not let David build His temple. As a very young man,
Solomon ask God for an understanding heart to judge God's people with that he could discern between good and evil. Solomon's speech pleased the Lord and in 1 Kings 3:12 & 13
God told Solomon, "Behold, I have done according to your words; see, I have given you a wise and understanding heart, so that there has not been anyone like you before you, nor shall any like you arise after you. GREAT REWARD FOR ANY MAN. 13. and I have also given you what you have not asked; both riches and honor, so that there shall not be anyone like you among the kings all your days....."

Two women were arguing because one of their babies had died while they slept with the babies and one woman put her dead baby next to the other woman and took her live baby.
Solomon told the guard to take a sword and separate the child down the middle and give half to one woman and half to the other woman. The real mother spoke up and said give her baby to the other woman so it can live. Solomon knew then who the real mother was - the woman who wanted to save the child's life.

Answer 6

The name solomon menas means 'peace'. He was one of King David's sons, not the oldest (so not the expected heir to the throne) but he was the son of Bathsheba, a favourite wife of David.
When david died he became king. God told him he could ask for anything and God would give it to him. Solomon asked for the wisdom to guide his people. God was delighted that Solomon valued wisdom over riches or fame and so granted him not only the wisdom but riches and fame as well.
Solomon was the king that built a Temple for the Lord. It was a glorious building that glorified God. Although Solomon started as a great man of God, he changed in later life. He took hundreds of wives and mistresses, many from countries God had forbidden the Israelites to amrry into. These wives turned him against God and he built centres of idol worship in Israel.
After Solomon died there was a civil war, resulting in a partition of the country. The northern 10 tribes separated from the tribes of Benjamin and Judah. They picked their own king (one not of David's line). From then on in the OT the name 'Israel' refers to thse 10 tribes, while the other 2 took the name of 'Judah' (the larger tribe of the 2)
Solomon wrote 2 books of the Bible: Song of Songs and Ecclesiastes. There are also some of his wise sayings in Proverbs.
The story of Solomon is found in 1Kings.
God bless!

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Solomon
by Wayne Blank

Solomon is believed to be derived from the Hebrew word for peace - appropriate, considering that Israel did indeed enjoy relatively high security and prosperity during his reign. The prophet Nathan called him Jedidiah, meaning loved by The Lord (2 Samuel 12:24-25). He was born approximately 1030 B.C., the tenth son of King David, the second son of his mother Bathsheba.
Solomon was the first king of Israel born to a reigning king. He turned out to be the third (after David and Saul) and last king of the united kingdom of Israel - the ruler of all 12 tribes (see Kings of Israel and Judah and Israelite Dynasties).

David chose Solomon as his successor over all of his older sons, a situation that caused difficulty before the new king became firmly established. His coronation took place before his father's death, primarily through the efforts of Nathan and Bathsheba, in response to Adonijah's imminent takeover (1 Kings 1:5-40).

Solomon's 40 year reign became a high point in Bible History, as recorded fully in 1 Kings chapters 1-11 and 2 Chronicles chapters 1-9. The first two decades were certainly the brighter - in his later years Solomon, despite all of his now-famous great wisdom, drifted into idolatry (1 Kings 11:1-13) (see Solomon's Compromise).

On his deathbed, David gave parting instructions and encouragements to his son (1 Kings 2:1-9, 1 Chronicles 22:7-16). It certainly seemed to help - Solomon, with God's help, lost no time in making the former slave nation, wanderers of the desert (see Wilderness Journey), into the most powerful nation in the region (see Solomon's Kingdom).

Ironically, Solomon even made an alliance with Egypt and married the daughter of Pharaoh (1 Kings 3:1) - one of many political marriages that eventually contributed greatly to his downfall. He also entered into an alliance with Hiram, king of Tyre, who proved to be a powerful ally of Israel.

Solomon is perhaps most famous for building the original Temple of God (see Temples) in Jerusalem to serve as a permanent place for the Levites to house The Ark Of The Covenant, containing The Ten Commandments, as well as all of their other duties. David had made extensive preparations for the building (1 Chronicles 29:6-9, 2 Chronicles 2:3-7), but God declared that Solomon would be the builder (1 Chronicles 22:8).

After The Temple was completed, Solomon engaged in numerous other great projects throughout Jerusalem and Israel. The magnificence and splendor of the kingdom was unrivaled anywhere. Trade was carried on overland with Tyre, Egypt and Arabia, and by sea with Spain, India and the coasts of Africa. Solomon accumulated vast wealth from many nations (1 Kings 9:26-28, 10:11-12, 2 Chronicles 8:17-18, 9:21). It was the Israel's "golden age."

Solomon's end was far different than his beginning however. In his later years he became corrupt and perverted, which resulted in the fall of his kingdom - the same reasons that, many years later, his Temple also fell (see Why Babylon?)

Fact Finder: What did Solomon's son Rehoboam, who succeeded him as king, do that caused Israel to permanently split into 2 kingdoms?
See Rehoboam

Answer 8

give king solomonstory life deeds childhood

Answer 9

Read about him in the Bible. No one living at this time HAS the whole story, but the Bible records it FOR YOU. Get to reading.

Answer 10

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please give me king solomon's whole story, his life, deeds, childhood, etc.?
his whole story please.. not just his wisdom..

Answer 11

It's in the Bible, isnt it



Bible or a fictionalized account in the library should do it for you





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