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Solomon

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Solomon in the Bible Dictionary

  1. Son of David by Bath-sheba 2 Sam 12:24; 1 Kgs 1:13, 17, 21
  2. Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet 2 Sam 12:24, 25
  3. An ancestor of Joseph Matt 1:6
  4. Succeeds David to the throne of Israel 1 Kgs 1:11–48; 2:12; 1 Chr 23:1; 28; Eccl 1:12
  5. Anointed king a second time 1 Chr 29:22
  6. His prayer for wisdom, and his vision 1 Kgs 3:5–14; 2 Chr 1:7–12
  7. Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple 1 Kgs 9:1–9; 2 Chr 7:12–22
  8. His rigorous reign 1 Kgs 2
  9. Builds the temple 1 Kgs 5; 6; 9:10; 1 Chr 6:10; 2 Chr 2; 3; 4; 7:11; Jer 52:20; Acts 7
  10. Dedicates the temple 1 Kgs 8; 2 Chr 6
  11. Renews the courses of the priests and Levites, and the forms of service according to the commandment of Moses and the regulations of David 2 Chr 8:12–16; 35:4; Neh 12:45
  12. Builds his palace 1 Kgs 3:1; 7:1, 8; 9:10; 2 Chr 7:11; 8:1; Eccl 2:4
  13. Builds his house, The Forest of Lebanon 1 Kgs 7:2–7
  14. Builds another house for Pharaoh’s daughter 1 Kgs 7:8–12; 9:24; 2 Chr 8:11; Eccl 2:4
  15. Ivory throne of 1 Kgs 7:7; 10:18–20
  16. Porches of judgment 1 Kgs 7:7
  17. Builds Millo (a stronghold), the wall around Jerusalem, the cities of Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Beth-horon, Baalath, Tadmor, store cities, and cities for chariots, and for cavalry 1 Kgs 9:15–19; 2 Chr 9:25
  18. Provides an armory 1 Kgs 10:16, 17
  19. Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools Eccl 2:4–6
  20. Imports apes and peacocks 1 Kgs 10:22
  21. Drinking vessels of his houses 1 Kgs 10:21; 2 Chr 9:20
  22. Musicians and musical instruments of his court 1 Kgs 10:12; 2 Chr 9:11; Eccl 2:8
  23. The splendor of his court 1 Kgs 10:5–9, 12; 2 Chr 9:3–8; Eccl 2:9; Matt 6:29; Luke 12:27
  24. Commerce of 1 Kgs 9:28; 10:11, 12, 22, 28, 29; 2 Chr 1:16, 17; 8:17, 18; 9:13–22, 28
  25. Presents received by 1 Kgs 10:10; 2 Chr 9:9, 23, 24
  26. Is visited by the Queen of Sheba 1 Kgs 10:1–13; 2 Chr 9:1–12
  27. Wealth of 1 Kgs 9; 10:10, 14, 15, 23, 27; 2 Chr 1:15; 9:1, 9, 13, 24, 27; Eccl 1:16
  28. Has seven-hundred wives and three-hundred concubines 1 Kgs 11:3; Deut 17:17
  29. Their influence over him 1 Kgs 11:4
  30. Marries one of Pharaoh’s daughters 1 Kgs 3:1
  31. Builds idolatrous temples 1 Kgs 11:1–8; 2 Kgs 23:13
  32. His idolatry 1 Kgs 3:3, 4; 2 Kgs 23:13; Neh 13:26
  33. Extent of his dominions 1 Kgs 4:21, 24; 8:65; 2 Chr 7:8; 9:26
  34. Receives tribute (taxes) 1 Kgs 4:21; 9:21; 2 Chr 8:8
  35. Officers of 1 Kgs 2:35; 4:1–19; 2 Chr 8:9, 10
  36. His purveyors 1 Kgs 4:7–19
  37. Divides his kingdom into subsistence departments; the daily, subsistence rate for his court 1 Kgs 4:7–23, 27, 28
  38. Military equipment of 1 Kgs 4:26, 28; 10:16, 17, 26, 28; 2 Chr 1:14; 9:25; Deut 17:15, 16
  39. Cedes some inferior cities to Hiram 1 Kgs 9:10–13; 2 Chr 8:2
  40. Wisdom and fame of 1 Kgs 4:29–34; 10:3, 4, 8, 23, 24; 1 Chr 29:24, 25; 2 Chr 9:2–7, 22, 23; Eccl 1:16; Matt 12:42
  41. Piety of 1 Kgs 3:5–15; 4:29; 8
  42. Beloved of God 2 Sam 12:24
  43. Justice of, illustrated in his judgment of the two prostitutes 1 Kgs 3:16–28
  44. Oppressions of 1 Kgs 12:4; 2 Chr 10:4
  45. Reigns for forty years 2 Chr 9:30
  46. Death of 2 Chr 9:29–31
  47. Prophecies concerning 2 Sam 7:12–16; 1 Kgs 11:9–13; 1 Chr 17:11–14; 28:6, 7; Ps 132:11
  48. A “type” of Christ Ps 45:2–17

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.

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