SOLOMON, or, in Hebrew, Shelomoh, was the son of David and third king of Israel and Judah (c. 960–920 BCE). During Solomon's reign the united kingdom reached its greatest extent and height of prosperity. The account of this reign, in 1...
(10th Century BCE). King of *Judah and *Israel. Solomon was the son of King *David by his wife Bathsheba and he was *anointed by *Zadok the *priest and *Nathan the *prophet. His kingdom extended from Egypt to the River Euphrates and through foreign...
r. c. 962-922 B.C. King of Israel who built massive fortifications, palaces, and a national temple in Jerusalem. Many of the technological details of his various construction projects, especially the temple, are given in the Bible (1 Kings 5-7). He was...
