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Both Testaments · Major figure

Solomon

The son of David and third king of Israel, renowned for his God-given wisdom and the construction of the Temple.

Solomon succeeded his father David as king of Israel, famously requesting wisdom from God to govern His people. He is best known for building the first Temple in Jerusalem and authoring portions of the Wisdom literature. Despite his immense wealth and influence, his later years were marked by spiritual compromise due to his many foreign wives, leading to the eventual division of the kingdom.

In the text

Verses
244
Books
14
First appears
2 Samuel 5:14
Last appears
Acts 7:47

Where Solomon appears

244 verses · 59 chapters
  1. 2 Samuel 5Verse 14
  2. 2 Samuel 12Verses 24–25
  3. 1 Kings 1Verses 10–13, 17, 19, 21, 26, 30, 33–34, 37–39, 43, 46–47, 50–53
  4. 1 Kings 2Verses 1, 12–13, 17, 19, 22–23, 25, 27, 29, 41, 45–46
  5. 1 Kings 3Verses 1, 3–6, 10, 15
  6. 1 Kings 4Verses 1, 7, 11, 15
  7. 1 Kings 6Verses 1–2, 11, 14, 21
  8. 1 Kings 7Verses 1, 8, 13–14, 40, 45, 47–48, 51
  9. 1 Kings 8Verses 1–2, 5, 12, 22, 54, 63, 65
  10. 1 Kings 9Verses 1–2, 10–12, 15–17, 19, 21–23, 25–28
  11. 1 Kings 10Verses 1–4, 10, 13–14, 16, 21, 23–24, 26, 28
  12. 1 Kings 11Verses 1–2, 4–7, 9, 11, 14, 25–28, 31, 40–43
  13. 1 Kings 12Verses 2, 6, 21, 23
  14. 1 Kings 14Verses 21, 26
  15. 2 Kings 21Verse 7
  16. 2 Kings 23Verse 13
  17. 2 Kings 24Verse 13
  18. 2 Kings 25Verse 16
  19. 1 Chronicles 3Verses 5, 10
  20. 1 Chronicles 14Verse 4
  21. 1 Chronicles 18Verse 8
  22. 1 Chronicles 22Verses 5–7, 9, 17
  23. 1 Chronicles 23Verse 1
  24. 1 Chronicles 28Verses 5–6, 9, 11, 20
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