An examination of the history and role of King Solomon

An Examination of the History and Role of King Solomon

King Solomon was the son of David , Israel 's greatest king of all times King David had other sons by his first six official wives and by tradition the eldest son inherits the throne . Solomon could not have become king for he was 30th son of the king . David had other sons who were by tradition more qualified to succeed as king by virtue of their mother 's social background . One of Solomon 's brother by the name of Absalom was a son

of a Princess daughter of the king of Talmai . Anyhow he was chosen by David as successor to throne by passing twenty-nine older brothers . I Kings 1 :16-17 tells that Solomon 's mother was promised by David that her son Solomon will inherit the throne despite that all his elder brothers were still alive and most qualified to succeed as the next king

It is quite interesting to know that simple as he was during those years , he went to become not only the most successful king in regards to management of his kingdom , but the wisest , the richest , the most advanced in architecture , the most famous , whose fame was known even from the far kingdom of Sheba . I Kings 10 recorded the visit of the queen of Sheba , although the Bible tells us that King Solomon was given by God divine wisdom , it is truly interesting how he was transformed from being a low pro person to become the world 's wisest man that has ever lived . The Bible also tells that within his reign as Israel 's king , economic prosperity throughout the land soared to the highest level to the point that gold has become ordinary and silver was of nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon as described in I King chapter ten from verses 10-23 . But of all this fame , Solomon was noted for the construction of the temple in Jerusalem . Indeed , it was his being a firm believer of Yahweh that brought him all these overwhelming wealth for himself , and to all the people of his kingdom . David his father was known as the great king of Israel , Solomon was known as the wisest king

Solomon 's Personal Life

Solomon 's mother Batsheba was married to another man when King David found her washing her self in to fulfill what was required of women who have menstruation . David sent for her and made her his wife after he conspired with his army chief of staff to place Batsheba 's soldier husband where the enemy were pierced and stronger . In effect David murdered Batsheba 's husband to get her . Because of this crime David was punished by God but his humility before the Lord diminished God 's anger towards him and forgave him of his sin . Batsheba became David 's official wife and bore Solomon . Because David had other children by his six other wives , Solomon was not given attention at...