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Solomon

Son of David, king of Israel, builder of the temple, and wisdom figure.

king of Israel14 Bible books64 chapters272 verse appearances

Who is this?

Son of and who succeeds his father after the failed bid of . At he asks God for a discerning heart and is granted wisdom along with wealth and honor, demonstrated in the case of the two mothers and the visit of the . He builds in with materials supplied by of , but his foreign wives turn his heart to other gods, setting the stage for the kingdom's division after his death.

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