Solomon
son of David (2SA 5:14)
PersonTribe of Judahmale295 verses
Names
- Solomon — שְׁלֹמֹה shəlomoh “peace, well-being” (H8010) · Σαλωμων Salōmōn (G4672) — 2 Samuel 5:14
- Jedidiah — יְדִידְיָהּ yədiydəyah “beloved of y-h-v-h” (H3041) · Ιδεδι Idedi — 2 Samuel 12:25
- Solomon — שְׁלֹמֹה shəlomoh “peace, well-being” (H8010) · Σολομών Solomṓn (G4672) — Matthew 6:29
Titles
- King Solomon — מֶּלֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹֽה melek shəlomoh “king Solomon” (H8010) · βασιλεὺς Σαλωμων basileùs Salōmōn “king Solomon” — 1 Kings 1:34
- King of Israel — מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל melek yisərael “king of Israel” (H3478) · βασιλεὺς Ισραηλ basileùs Israēl “king of Israel” (G2474) — 2 Kings 23:13
- Preacher — קֹהֶלֶת qohelet “(as a title or name) the Teacher, one who calls together and instructs the assembly” (H6953) · Ἐκκλησιαστοῦ Ekklēsiastoû “preacher” — Ecclesiastes 1:1
Family
- father of Taphath (inferred)
- father of Basemath (daughter of Solomon, wife of Ahimaaz) (inferred)
- father of Rehoboam (inferred)
Associations
- son-in-law of Pharaoh (Pharaoh, father of Solomon's wife)
Dated events
- 480-year Exodus-to-the-Temple period began — 2,515 AH · 1,447 BC — 1 Kings 6:1
- Birth of Solomon* — 2,971 AH · 1,033 BC (Ussher) · aged 0 — 2 Samuel 12:24
- Solomon's reign as king began — 2,991 AH · 1,015 BC (Ussher) · aged 20 — 1 Kings 1:39
- 480-year Exodus-to-the-Temple period ended — 2,995 AH · 1,012 BC (Ussher) · aged 24 — 1 Kings 6:1
- First Temple construction began — 2,995 AH · 1,012 BC (Ussher) · aged 24 — 1 Kings 6:1
- First Temple construction ended — 3,002 AH · 1,005 BC (Ussher) · aged 31 — 1 Kings 6:38
- G-d's promise to Solomon* — 3,002 AH · 960 BC — 1 Kings 9:3
- Death of Solomon — 3,031 AH · 975 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 11:42
- Solomon's reign as king ended — 3,031 AH · 975 BC (Ussher) — 1 Kings 11:42
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Birthplace
- Jerusalem — Birth of Solomon* (1 Chronicles 3:1)
Recorded at
- Egypt — 480-year Exodus-to-the-Temple period began
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Sheba 1 — 8 shared verses
- City of David — 7 shared verses
- Tyre — 7 shared verses
- Gibeon — 6 shared verses
- Edom — 4 shared verses
- Ammon — 3 shared verses
- Gezer — 3 shared verses
- Lebanon — 3 shared verses
- Moab 1 — 3 shared verses
- Ophir — 3 shared verses
- Solomon’s Portico — 3 shared verses
- Zion — 3 shared verses
and 36 further places named alongside this person.
Appearances
- 2 Samuel 5:14
- 2 Samuel 12:24
- 2 Samuel 12:25
- 1 Kings 1:10
- 1 Kings 1:11
- 1 Kings 1:12
- 1 Kings 1:13
- 1 Kings 1:17
- 1 Kings 1:19
- 1 Kings 1:21
- 1 Kings 1:26
- 1 Kings 1:30
and 283 further references.
Topical references
- Son of David by Bath-sheba — 2 Samuel 12:24; 1 Kings 1:13; 1 Kings 1:17; 1 Kings 1:21
- Named Jedidiah, by Nathan the prophet — 2 Samuel 12:24; 2 Samuel 12:25
- An ancestor of Joseph — Matthew 1:6
- Succeeds David to the throne of Israel — 1 Kings 1:11; 1 Kings 2:12; 1 Chronicles 23:1; 1 Chronicles 28; Ecclesiastes 1:12
- Anointed king a second time — 1 Chronicles 29:22
- His prayer for wisdom, and his vision — 1 Kings 3:5; 2 Chronicles 1:7
- Covenant renewed in a vision after the dedication of the temple — 1 Kings 9:1; 2 Chronicles 7:12
- His rigorous reign — 1 Kings 2
- Builds the temple — 1 Kings 5; 1 Kings 6; 1 Kings 9:10; 1 Chronicles 6:10; 2 Chronicles 2; 2 Chronicles 3; 2 Chronicles 4; 2 Chronicles 7:11; Jeremiah 52:20; Acts 7
- Dedicates the temple — 1 Kings 8; 2 Chronicles 6
- 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 Chronicles 8:12; 2 Chronicles 35:4; Nehemiah 12:45
- Builds his palace — 1 Kings 3:1; 1 Kings 7:1; 1 Kings 7:8; 1 Kings 9:10; 2 Chronicles 7:11; 2 Chronicles 8:1; Ecclesiastes 2:4
- Builds his house, The Forest of Lebanon — 1 Kings 7:2
- Builds another house for Pharaoh' s daughter — 1 Kings 7:8; 1 Kings 9:24; 2 Chronicles 8:11; Ecclesiastes 2:4
- Ivory throne of — 1 Kings 7:7; 1 Kings 10:18
- Porches of judgment — 1 Kings 7:7
- 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 Kings 9:15; 2 Chronicles 9:25
- Provides an armory — 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 10:17
- Plants vineyards and orchards of all kinds of fruit trees; makes pools — Ecclesiastes 2:4
- Imports apes and peacocks — 1 Kings 10:22
- Drinking vessels of his houses — 1 Kings 10:21; 2 Chronicles 9:20
- Musicians and musical instruments of his court — 1 Kings 10:12; 2 Chronicles 9:11; Ecclesiastes 2:8
- The splendor of his court — 1 Kings 10:5; 1 Kings 10:12; 2 Chronicles 9:3; Ecclesiastes 2:9; Matthew 6:29; Luke 12:27
- Commerce of — 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11; 1 Kings 10:12; 1 Kings 10:22; 1 Kings 10:28; 1 Kings 10:29; 2 Chronicles 1:16; 2 Chronicles 1:17; 2 Chronicles 8:17; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 2 Chronicles 9:13; 2 Chronicles 9:28
- Presents received by — 1 Kings 10:10; 2 Chronicles 9:9; 2 Chronicles 9:23; 2 Chronicles 9:24
- Is visited by the Queen of Sheba — 1 Kings 10:1; 2 Chronicles 9:1
- Wealth of — 1 Kings 9; 1 Kings 10:10; 1 Kings 10:14; 1 Kings 10:15; 1 Kings 10:23; 1 Kings 10:27; 2 Chronicles 1:15; 2 Chronicles 9:1; 2 Chronicles 9:9; 2 Chronicles 9:13; 2 Chronicles 9:24; 2 Chronicles 9:27; Ecclesiastes 1:16
- Has seven-hundred wives and three-hundred concubines — 1 Kings 11:3
- Their influence over him — 1 Kings 11:4
- Marries one of Pharaoh' s daughters — 1 Kings 3:1
- Builds idolatrous temples — 1 Kings 11:1; 2 Kings 23:13
- His idolatry — 1 Kings 3:3; 1 Kings 3:4; 2 Kings 23:13; Nehemiah 13:26
- Extent of his dominions — 1 Kings 4:21; 1 Kings 4:24; 1 Kings 8:65; 2 Chronicles 7:8; 2 Chronicles 9:26
- Receives tribute (taxes) — 1 Kings 4:21; 1 Kings 9:21; 2 Chronicles 8:8
- Officers of — 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 4:1; 2 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Chronicles 8:10
- His purveyors — 1 Kings 4:7
- Divides his kingdom into subsistence departments; the daily, subsistence rate for his court — 1 Kings 4:7; 1 Kings 4:27; 1 Kings 4:28
- Military equipment of — 1 Kings 4:26; 1 Kings 4:28; 1 Kings 10:16; 1 Kings 10:17; 1 Kings 10:26; 1 Kings 10:28; 2 Chronicles 1:14; 2 Chronicles 9:25; 2 Chronicles 16
- Cedes some inferior cities to Hiram — 1 Kings 9:10; 2 Chronicles 8:2
- Wisdom and fame of — 1 Kings 4:29; 1 Kings 10:3; 1 Kings 10:4; 1 Kings 10:8; 1 Kings 10:23; 1 Kings 10:24; 1 Chronicles 29:24; 1 Chronicles 29:25; 2 Chronicles 9:2; 2 Chronicles 9:22; 2 Chronicles 9:23; Ecclesiastes 1:16; Matthew 12:42
- Piety of — 1 Kings 3:5; 1 Kings 4:29; 1 Kings 8
- Beloved of God — 2 Samuel 12:24
- Justice of, illustrated in his judgment of the two prostitutes — 1 Kings 3:16
- Oppressions of — 1 Kings 12:4; 2 Chronicles 10:4
- Reigns for forty years — 2 Chronicles 9:30
- Death of — 2 Chronicles 9:29
- Prophecies concerning — 2 Samuel 7:12; 1 Kings 11:9; 1 Chronicles 17:11; 1 Chronicles 28:6; 1 Chronicles 28:7; Psalms 132:11
- A "type" of Christ — Psalms 45:2
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.