Dictionary of Bible Themes » 5000 Humanity » 5070 Individuals in OT and NT » 5118 Solomon » 5119 Solomon, life of
Solomon succeeded his father David as king and secured Israel's stability through treaties with foreign powers.
Solomon's birth
1 Chronicles 3:1-9 See also 2 Samuel 12:24-25
Solomon's accession
Adonijah's rivalry
1 Kings 1:5 See also 1 Kings 1:11-14,24-25; Kings 2:13-25
David's approval
1 Kings 1:30 pp 1 Chronicles 29:23 See also 1 Kings 1:32-35; Kings 2:1-4
The coronation
1 Kings 1:38-40 pp 1 Chronicles 29:21-22 See also 1 Kings 2:12
Solomon's administration of Israel
1 Kings 4:7 See also 1 Kings 4:20-25,27; Kings 10:25-27
Solomon's building projects
The temple
2 Chronicles 3:1 pp 1 Kings 6:1 See also 1 Kings 5:5-6,10-11; Kings 6:14,37-38; Kings 8:63
The palace
1 Kings 7:1-3
Other building projects
See also
1 Kings 9:15-19; 2 Chronicles 9:20; Ecclesiastes 2:6 Solomon's Pools
Solomon's Colonnade:
1 Kings 7:7-8; John 10:23; Acts 3:11
Solomon's many wives
1 Kings 11:1-5 See also 1 Kings 3:1
Solomon's death
1 Kings 11:42-43 pp 2 Chronicles 9:30-31
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