'''Solomon''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שְׁלמה,''' ''Shlomo'', "''[[peace]]''") (c.970 BC - c.930 BC) was the third King of Israel between c. 970 BC and c. 930 BC. Son of [[Bathsheba]], he succeeded after his father [[King David]]. Solomon wrote most of the [[Proverbs]] and the books of [[Ecclesiastes]] and [[Song of Solomon]] are also attributed to him. Solomon was famed for his wisdom, as well as immense and wealth and power. It says in the [[Bible]] that during the reign of Solomon, Israel was at its strongest. 'For he ruled all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tipshsah to [[Gaza]] and had peace on all sides' ([[I Kings]] 4:24). | '''Solomon''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שְׁלמה,''' ''Shlomo'', "''[[peace]]''") (c.970 BC - c.930 BC) was the third King of Israel between c. 970 BC and c. 930 BC. Son of [[Bathsheba]], he succeeded after his father [[King David]]. Solomon wrote most of the [[Proverbs]] and the books of [[Ecclesiastes]] and [[Song of Solomon]] are also attributed to him. Solomon was famed for his wisdom, as well as immense and wealth and power. It says in the [[Bible]] that during the reign of Solomon, Israel was at its strongest. 'For he ruled all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tipshsah to [[Gaza]] and had peace on all sides' ([[I Kings]] 4:24). |