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Solomon (/ ˈ s ɒ l ə m ə n /), [a] also called Jedidiah, [b] was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. [4] [5] The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ruler of all Twelve Tribes of Israel under an amalgamated Israel and Judah.
However, 1 Kings 9:4–7 as well as 1 Chronicles 28:5 and 2 Chronicles 7:17 state that Solomon's establishment is conditional on Solomon obeying God's commandments. Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem (see 2 Chronicles 6:7–10, 2 Chronicles 2:1), but did not obey God's commandments (see 1 Kings 11:1–14).
Depiction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem by the 16th-century French scholar François Vatable. The description of Solomon's Temple given in I Kings and II Chronicles is remarkably detailed, but attempts to reconstruct it have met many difficulties. [44] The description includes various technical terms that have lost their original meaning to ...
[18] [24] The historicity of Solomon and his rule is the subject of significant debate. Current scholarly consensus allows for a historical Solomon, but regards his reign as king over Israel and Judah in the 10th century BCE as uncertain and the biblical portrayal of his apparent empire's opulence as most probably an anachronistic exaggeration.
Fresco of the Judgment of Solomon, Frauenberg, Styria Sculpture given either to Pietro Lamberti or to Nanni di Bartolo. It stands at the corner of the Doge's Palace in Venice (Italy), next to Porta della Carta. The Judgement of Solomon is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which Solomon ruled between two women who both claimed to be the mother of ...
God promised to establish the throne of King Solomon over Israel forever, [94] but the promise was contingent upon obeying God's commandments. [95] Solomon's failure to do so is explicitly cited as a reason for the subsequent division of his kingdom.
The pendant, made of bronze, shows King Solomon, according to a news release issued by Turkey's Karabük University. The ancient ruler is seen riding a horse and holding a spear while defeating ...
Abiathar was removed from the high priesthood for conspiring against King Solomon, and was replaced by Zadok, who oversaw the construction of the First Temple. According to the genealogies given in 1 Chronicles 5:30–34 , Zadok was a descendant of Uzzi (through Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah and Ahitub) and thus belonged to the line of Eleazar.