Solomon

David's son, who asked God for wisdom above riches, built the temple in Jerusalem, and in old age let his many wives turn his heart after other gods.

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The facts, as Scripture gives them

Lived: Reigned over Israel in Jerusalem forty years (1 Kings 11:42). Dates not given in Scripture.
Region: Jerusalem. (1 Kings 1:39; 1 Kings 11:42)
The name: Nathan the prophet called him Jedidiah, because of the LORD's love for him. (2 Samuel 12:25)
Work: King of Israel after David. (1 Kings 1:39)

Key verses

Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?

1 Kings 3:9 (BSB)

When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

Ecclesiastes 12:13 (BSB)

What they did

Was anointed king at Gihon while Adonijah feasted, as David lay dying. (1 Kings 1:38-39)
Asked God at Gibeon not for riches or long life but for an understanding heart to judge the people. (1 Kings 3:5-9)
Judged between the two mothers over the living child, and all Israel saw that the wisdom of God was in him. (1 Kings 3:16-28)
Built the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem and prayed the prayer of dedication. (1 Kings 6:1; 1 Kings 8:22-30)
Spoke three thousand proverbs and wrote a thousand and five songs. (1 Kings 4:32)
Received the queen of Sheba, who came to test him and left saying the half had not been told her. (1 Kings 10:1-9)
Let his foreign wives turn his heart after other gods, and heard that God would tear the kingdom from his son. (1 Kings 11:3-11)

Family

Father: David (2 Samuel 12:24)
Mother: Bathsheba (1 Kings 1:11)
Spouse: Pharaoh's daughter (1 Kings 3:1); Naamah the Ammonite (1 Kings 14:21); Seven hundred wives and three hundred concubines in all (1 Kings 11:3)
Siblings: Shammua (1 Chronicles 3:5); Shobab (1 Chronicles 3:5); Nathan (1 Chronicles 3:5); Amnon (1 Chronicles 3:1); Absalom (1 Chronicles 3:2); Adonijah (1 Kings 1:5-6)
Children: Rehoboam (1 Kings 11:43); Taphath (1 Kings 4:11); Basemath (1 Kings 4:15)

Connected to

David: His father, who charged him to walk in God's ways (1 Kings 2:1-4)
Bathsheba: His mother, who secured his succession (1 Kings 1:11-21)
The queen of Sheba: The visitor who tested his wisdom (1 Kings 10:1-9)
Hiram of Tyre: The king who supplied cedar and craftsmen for the temple (1 Kings 5:1-12)
Rehoboam: His son, under whom the kingdom split (1 Kings 11:43; 1 Kings 12:1-19)

Mentioned in

2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Psalm, Proverbs, Jeremiah, Matthew, Luke, John, Acts.

Every reference (265)

2 Samuel 5:14 · 2 Samuel 12:24 · 2 Samuel 12:25 · 1 Kings 1:10 · 1 Kings 1:11 · 1 Kings 1:12 · 1 Kings 1:13 · 1 Kings 1:17 · 1 Kings 1:19 · 1 Kings 1:21 · 1 Kings 1:26 · 1 Kings 1:30 · 1 Kings 1:33 · 1 Kings 1:34 · 1 Kings 1:37 · 1 Kings 1:38 · 1 Kings 1:39 · 1 Kings 1:43 · 1 Kings 1:46 · 1 Kings 1:47 · 1 Kings 1:50 · 1 Kings 1:51 · 1 Kings 1:52 · 1 Kings 1:53 · 1 Kings 2:1 · 1 Kings 2:12 · 1 Kings 2:13 · 1 Kings 2:17 · 1 Kings 2:19 · 1 Kings 2:22 · 1 Kings 2:23 · 1 Kings 2:25 · 1 Kings 2:27 · 1 Kings 2:29 · 1 Kings 2:41 · 1 Kings 2:45 · 1 Kings 2:46 · 1 Kings 3:1 · 1 Kings 3:3 · 1 Kings 3:4 · 1 Kings 3:5 · 1 Kings 3:6 · 1 Kings 3:10 · 1 Kings 3:15 · 1 Kings 4:1 · 1 Kings 4:7 · 1 Kings 4:11 · 1 Kings 4:15 · 1 Kings 4:21 · 1 Kings 4:22 · 1 Kings 4:25 · 1 Kings 4:26 · 1 Kings 4:27 · 1 Kings 4:29 · 1 Kings 4:30 · 1 Kings 4:34 · 1 Kings 5:1 · 1 Kings 5:2 · 1 Kings 5:7 · 1 Kings 5:8 · 1 Kings 5:10 · 1 Kings 5:11 · 1 Kings 5:12 · 1 Kings 5:13 · 1 Kings 5:15 · 1 Kings 5:16 · 1 Kings 5:18 · 1 Kings 6:1 · 1 Kings 6:2 · 1 Kings 6:11 · 1 Kings 6:14 · 1 Kings 6:21 · 1 Kings 7:1 · 1 Kings 7:8 · 1 Kings 7:13 · 1 Kings 7:14 · 1 Kings 7:40 · 1 Kings 7:45 · 1 Kings 7:47 · 1 Kings 7:48 · 1 Kings 7:51 · 1 Kings 8:1 · 1 Kings 8:2 · 1 Kings 8:5 · 1 Kings 8:12 · 1 Kings 8:22 · 1 Kings 8:54 · 1 Kings 8:63 · 1 Kings 8:65 · 1 Kings 9:1 · 1 Kings 9:2 · 1 Kings 9:10 · 1 Kings 9:11 · 1 Kings 9:12 · 1 Kings 9:15 · 1 Kings 9:16 · 1 Kings 9:17 · 1 Kings 9:19 · 1 Kings 9:21 · 1 Kings 9:22 · 1 Kings 9:23 · 1 Kings 9:25 · 1 Kings 9:26 · 1 Kings 9:27 · 1 Kings 9:28 · 1 Kings 10:1 · 1 Kings 10:2 · 1 Kings 10:3 · 1 Kings 10:4 · 1 Kings 10:10 · 1 Kings 10:13 · 1 Kings 10:14 · 1 Kings 10:16 · 1 Kings 10:21 · 1 Kings 10:23 · 1 Kings 10:24 · 1 Kings 10:26 · 1 Kings 10:28 · 1 Kings 11:1 · 1 Kings 11:2 · 1 Kings 11:4 · 1 Kings 11:5 · 1 Kings 11:6 · 1 Kings 11:7 · 1 Kings 11:9 · 1 Kings 11:11 · 1 Kings 11:14 · 1 Kings 11:25 · 1 Kings 11:26 · 1 Kings 11:27 · 1 Kings 11:28 · 1 Kings 11:31 · 1 Kings 11:40 · 1 Kings 11:41 · 1 Kings 11:42 · 1 Kings 11:43 · 1 Kings 12:2 · 1 Kings 12:6 · 1 Kings 12:21 · 1 Kings 12:23 · 1 Kings 14:21 · 1 Kings 14:26 · 2 Kings 21:7 · 2 Kings 23:13 · 2 Kings 24:13 · 2 Kings 25:16 · 1 Chronicles 3:5 · 1 Chronicles 3:10 · 1 Chronicles 6:10 · 1 Chronicles 6:32 · 1 Chronicles 14:4 · 1 Chronicles 18:8 · 1 Chronicles 22:5 · 1 Chronicles 22:6 · 1 Chronicles 22:7 · 1 Chronicles 22:9 · 1 Chronicles 22:17 · 1 Chronicles 23:1 · 1 Chronicles 28:5 · 1 Chronicles 28:6 · 1 Chronicles 28:9 · 1 Chronicles 28:11 · 1 Chronicles 28:20 · 1 Chronicles 29:1 · 1 Chronicles 29:19 · 1 Chronicles 29:22 · 1 Chronicles 29:23 · 1 Chronicles 29:24 · 1 Chronicles 29:25 · 1 Chronicles 29:28 · 2 Chronicles 1:1 · 2 Chronicles 1:2 · 2 Chronicles 1:3 · 2 Chronicles 1:5 · 2 Chronicles 1:6 · 2 Chronicles 1:7 · 2 Chronicles 1:8 · 2 Chronicles 1:11 · 2 Chronicles 1:13 · 2 Chronicles 1:14 · 2 Chronicles 1:16 · 2 Chronicles 2:1 · 2 Chronicles 2:2 · 2 Chronicles 2:3 · 2 Chronicles 2:11 · 2 Chronicles 2:17 · 2 Chronicles 3:1 · 2 Chronicles 3:3 · 2 Chronicles 4:11 · 2 Chronicles 4:16 · 2 Chronicles 4:18 · 2 Chronicles 4:19 · 2 Chronicles 5:1 · 2 Chronicles 5:2 · 2 Chronicles 5:6 · 2 Chronicles 6:1 · 2 Chronicles 6:13 · 2 Chronicles 7:1 · 2 Chronicles 7:5 · 2 Chronicles 7:7 · 2 Chronicles 7:8 · 2 Chronicles 7:10 · 2 Chronicles 7:11 · 2 Chronicles 7:12 · 2 Chronicles 8:1 · 2 Chronicles 8:2 · 2 Chronicles 8:3 · 2 Chronicles 8:6 · 2 Chronicles 8:8 · 2 Chronicles 8:9 · 2 Chronicles 8:10 · 2 Chronicles 8:11 · 2 Chronicles 8:12 · 2 Chronicles 8:16 · 2 Chronicles 8:17 · 2 Chronicles 8:18 · 2 Chronicles 9:1 · 2 Chronicles 9:2 · 2 Chronicles 9:3 · 2 Chronicles 9:9 · 2 Chronicles 9:10 · 2 Chronicles 9:12 · 2 Chronicles 9:13 · 2 Chronicles 9:14 · 2 Chronicles 9:15 · 2 Chronicles 9:20 · 2 Chronicles 9:22 · 2 Chronicles 9:23 · 2 Chronicles 9:25 · 2 Chronicles 9:28 · 2 Chronicles 9:29 · 2 Chronicles 9:30 · 2 Chronicles 9:31 · 2 Chronicles 10:2 · 2 Chronicles 10:6 · 2 Chronicles 11:3 · 2 Chronicles 11:17 · 2 Chronicles 12:9 · 2 Chronicles 13:6 · 2 Chronicles 13:7 · 2 Chronicles 30:26 · 2 Chronicles 33:7 · 2 Chronicles 35:3 · 2 Chronicles 35:4 · Ezra 2:55 · Ezra 2:58 · Nehemiah 7:57 · Nehemiah 7:60 · Nehemiah 11:3 · Nehemiah 12:45 · Nehemiah 13:26 · Psalm 72:0 · Psalm 127:0 · Proverbs 1:1 · Proverbs 10:1 · Proverbs 25:1 · Jeremiah 52:20 · Matthew 1:6 · Matthew 1:7 · Matthew 6:29 · Matthew 12:42 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 12:27 · John 10:23 · Acts 7:47

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