KING SOLOMON:HIS STORY AND WORDS OF WISDOM

KING SOLOMON
The third and final king of the unified nation of Israel
God gifted him with unsurpassed wisdom
Ruled with wisdom over Israel for 40 years ,securing stability through treaties with foreign powers
He is celebrated for his wisdom and for building the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem
Wrote much of book of Proverbs ,the Song of Solomon ,the book of Ecclesiastes and two Psalms

WHO WAS KING SOLOMON?

Solomon was the third and final king of the unified nation of Israel,succeeding Saul and king David. He was the son of David
and Bathsheba,the former wife of Uriah the Hittite whom David killed to cover his infidelity with Bathsheba while her husband
was on the battlefront.His name means peaceable.His alternative name was JEDIDIAH which means beloved of the Lord.A
conspiracy by Solomon’s half brother Adonijah tried to rob Solomon of the throne.Solomon kill Adonijah and Joab (David,s
general) to take the kingship.When Solomon’s kingship stablished God apparead to Solomon in a dream and promised anything
he asked.God was pleased with the request that He granted it, along with great riches, honor and longevity.
Solomon’s downfall began when he married the daughter of Egyptian Pharaoh to seal a political alliance. He could not control his
lusts among his 700 wives and 300 concubines which angered God.Inevitable happened,they lured King Solomon away from
Yahweh into the worship of false Gods and idols.