5119 Solomon, life of
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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

See also

5366  king
5368  kingship
5937  rivalry
7236  Israel, united kingdom
7467  temple, Solomon's



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