Solomon's Life
Published on Mar 29, 2016
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SOLOMON'S LIFE
- Solomon was the son of King David and Bathsheba
- He was considered to be the wisest man on earth
- God appeared in a dream to Solomon
- He told him he could have anything he wanted
- Solomon asked for wisdom
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SOLOMON'S LIFE
- Because he asked for wisdom God blessed him with many riches
- He was in charge of the entire region west of the Euphrates
- He owned 12,000 horses and 1,400 chariots
- Solomon also had 700 wives and 300 concubines
- He had to make the judgement between two prostitutes
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SOLOMON'S LIFE
- Solomon wrote 3,000 proverbs and 1,005 songs
- He wrote Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
- He built the Holy Temple
- It took 7 years to complete
- His palace took 13 years to build
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SOLOMON'S LIFE
- He also built a city wall
- Solomon built cities for chariots and horsemen
- He also created storage cities
- Solomon placed heavy taxation on people in his kingdom
- As a result they became bitter
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SOLOMON'S LIFE
- After 40 years as the ruler of Jerusalem Solomon died
- He was buried in the City of David
- Rehoboam, who was his son, succeeded him as king
- Under Rehoboam's rule Solomon's kingdom was lost
- It was divided into 2 parts
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