THE LIFE OF SOLOMON

Solomons Family

Solomon's father was King David and his mother was Bathsheba.Solomon had eighteen brothers and he was not first in line for his father's throne.Solomon also had a sister named Tamar and a son named Rehoboam.

ADONIJAH'S REBELLION

• David was getting old in age.
• Adonijah the fourth son of david declared himself as king since is older brothers,Amnon and Absalom,were dead.
• Bathsheba convinced King David that Solomon should be king.
• Adonijah asked to marry Abishag but Solomon said no and Adonijah was put to death.
• Solomon was only 12 when he became king.

SOLOMON'S WISDOM

• One night early in Solomon's reign,God told Solomon he would give him anything he wanted.
• Solomon,young and humble told God he wanted wisdom.
• God was pleased by Solomons choice and gave him wisdom like he asked.
• Solomon was so wise that he became recognized by his peers and by kings from other countries.
• Solomon wrote 3,000 Proverbs and 1,005 Songs.

SOLOMON'S WISDOM TESTED

• One day two women came to Solomon.Each one had a baby.One baby died.
• Know both women were claiming the living child to be theirs.
• Solomon ordered that his servant cut the baby in half and give each woman a piece.
• The real mother couldnt bear to see the child killed so she said to not kill him and give him to the other woman.
• Solomon then knew that she was the real mother and said to give the child to her.Solomons wisdom was then known even more and his reputation spread throughout the kingdom.

SOLOMONS TEMPLE

• Solomon built a temple.
• It was 90 feet by 30 inches and was three stories high.
• Solomon then had a feast in honor of the temple and invited the whole nation.
• Solomon preached sermons and prayed prayers asking God to be with them.

SOLOMON'S SIN

• Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
• Most of his wives were foreigners.
• It was because of his wives that Solomon turned away from God.
• Solomon built idols for them and evened worshipped them to please his wives.
• Because of this sin,the lord punished solomon by removing 10 of the 12 tribes from Israel.

SOLOMON'S DEATH

• Solomon was near the end of his life.
• He was forced to fight with several enemies.
• Solomon died somewhere around the age of 80.
• When he died his son Rehoboam took over the throne.