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'''Solomon''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שְׁלמה,'''  ''Shlomo'', "''peace''") (c.1000 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 was famed for his immense wisdom and wealth.  It says in the [[Bible]] that during the reign of Solomon, Israel was at its strongest. In [[Kings]] 4:24 'For he ruled all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tipshsah to [[Gaza]] and had peace on all sides'.

'''Solomon''' ([[Hebrew]]: '''שְׁלמה,'''  ''Shlomo'', "''peace''") (c.1000 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 was famed for his immense wisdom and wealth.  It says in the [[Bible]] that during the reign of Solomon, Israel was at its strongest. In [[1 Kings]] 4:24 'For he ruled all the kingdoms west of the River, from Tipshsah to [[Gaza]] and had peace on all sides'.

When Solomon's father King David was old and bed ridden, Solomon's brother [[Adonijah]] tried to set himself up as king.  With David's help proclaiming Solomon as his successor, this failed.  David then had his son close up his affairs for him, enacting justice on [[Joab]] and Shimei.

When Solomon's father King David was old and bed ridden, Solomon's brother [[Adonijah]] tried to set himself up as king.  With David's help proclaiming Solomon as his successor, this failed.  David then had his son close up his affairs for him, enacting justice on [[Joab]] and Shimei.