Solomon
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia
begat Asa;...
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And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and
thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of
thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast
asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge
my people, over whom I have made thee king:...
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And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my
father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in
truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with
thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that
thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is]
this day....
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Solomon (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה, Modern Shlomo Tiberian Šəlōmō, Turkish:
Süleyman; Arabic: سليمان Sulaymān; Greek: Σολομών Solomōn;
Latin: Salomon) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, a King of
Israel. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of
David.[1] He is also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is
described as the third king of t...
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I. Early Life.
Solomon was the son of David and Bath-sheba, and became the
3rd king of Israel.
1. Name and Meaning:
He was so named by his mother (2 Sam 12:24, Qere; see TEXT
AND MANUSCRIPTS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT; TEXT OF THE OLD
TESTAMENT), but by the prophet Nathan, or by his father
(Vulgate), he was called Jedidiah--"loved of Yahweh." The
na...
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-Son of David by Bath-sheba
2Sa 12:24; 1Ki 1:13,17,21
-Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet
2Sa 12:24,25
-An ancestor of Joseph
Mt 1:6
-Succeeds David to the throne of Israel
1Ki 1:11-48; 2:12; 1Ch 23:1; 28; Ec 1:12
-Anointed king a second time
1Ch 29:22
-His prayer for wisdom, and his vision
1Ki 3:5-14; 2Ch 1:7-12
-Covenant renewed in...
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(peaceful). I. Early life and occasion to the throne. --
Solomon was the child of David's old age, the last born of
all his sons. 1Ch 3:5 The yearnings of the "man of war" led
him to give to the new-horn infant the name of Solomon
(Shelomoth, the peaceful one). Nathan, with a marked
reference to the meaning of the king's own name (David, the
d...
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peaceful, (Heb. Shelomoh), David's second son by Bathsheba,
i.e., the first after their legal marriage (2 Sam.
12). He was
probably born about B.C. 1035 (1 Chr. 22:5; 29:1).
He succeeded
his father on the throne in early manhood, probably
about
sixteen or eighteen years of age. Nathan, to whom
his education
was intrusted, called him Jedidi...
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Shlomoh in Hebrew. Second child of David by Bathsheba.
Josephus makes Solomon last born of David's sons (Ant. 7:14,
section 2). His history is contained in 2 Samuel 12:24-25; 1
Chronicles 22:6-16; 1 Chronicles 22:1 Kings 1-11; 2
Chronicles 1-9. The leading events of his life were
selected, under inspiration: namely, his grandeur, extensive
co...
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peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses...
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