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Solomon שְׁלֹמֹה
King of Judah. Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was the son of David and Bathsheba who succeeded his father as king of Israel and was renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.
Also called Jedidiah.
Family
| Father | David |
|---|---|
| Mother | Bathsheba |
| Spouses | Naamah, a wife of Solomon, daughter of Pharaoh |
| Children | Basemath, Rehoboam, Taphath |
| Brothers and sisters | Absalom, Adonijah, Amnon, Chileab, Eliada, Eliphelet, Elishama, Elishua, Elpelet, Ibhar, Ithream, Japhia, Jerimoth, Nathan, Nepheg, Nogah, Shammua, Shephatiah, Shobab, Tamar |
In the genealogy of Jesus · Kings of Israel and Judah
Where Solomon appears
1 Kings (139), 2 Chronicles (74), 1 Chronicles (24), Song of Solomon (7), Nehemiah (5), 2 Kings (4), Matthew (4), 2 Samuel (3), Proverbs (3), Ezra (2), Psalms (2), Luke (2) and 3 more
Key verses
- 2 Samuel 5:14 first mention — And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- 1 Kings 4:21 — And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- 1 Kings 9:15 — And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
- 1 Kings 10:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
- 1 Kings 11:4 — For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
- 1 Kings 11:7 — Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 — And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
- 1 Chronicles 28:11 — Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
- Psalms 72:1 — [A Psalm for Solomon.] Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
- Psalms 127:1 — [A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 — I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
- Song of Solomon 3:11 — Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.