Scholars have different views on the meaning of the name Solomon. Some people think it has something to do with the abbreviation of Ye Jing, while others think it means "peaceful country and peaceful people". The latter may be more correct. Solomon is the greatest king in the history of Israel (1970-93 1). The biblical records about him are mainly found in the column 1- 1 1; Part 28; 29 and 1-9. According to the source of the Bible and some historical documents other than the Bible, we will briefly describe his life as follows: He is the son of David's pet wife Battsheba (formerly Uriah's wife). When David was old and weak, Adoniya, the eldest son, was ambitious and thought it was time to exercise the rights of the eldest son and become king on his own. Coupled with the encouragement and recommendation of Yatar, the high priest, and Joab, the general, he was more eager to try. But at this critical moment, Bartleba, Solomon's mother, was quick-witted and quick-eyed, and immediately joined forces with Nathan the prophet, Zadok the high priest and Benaiah to ask David to make his son Solomon king. David had made a promise before, so he had to do what he told his wife. So he immediately called Solomon into the palace and put him in the king's costume and sat on his throne, which made the people very happy and supported him wholeheartedly. Adoniya, who was holding a banquet to celebrate her ascent to the extreme, was disappointed. In order to avoid death, she fled to a refuge. The new king spared him this time. Before long, David repeatedly reminded Solomon of his policy and died. Adoniya's ambition is not dead. Seeing the death of his father David, Adoniya reunited with Bei Ya Tal and Joab in an attempt to marry Abishag, David's last concubine, to overthrow Solomon. Claiming to be the king. Solomon dealt with his enemies with a tough hand, executed Adonijah and Joab, dismissed BethYatar as the high priest and exiled him, made Zadok the high priest of the country, and appointed Benaiah as the commander-in-chief of the whole army. So the throne is guaranteed, so he has no worries. In order to express his gratitude to God, he went to Gibeon, the famous holy land, and offered a thousand holocausts. Solomon's main task is to preserve the integrity of the territory conquered by his father David, and he himself has no ambition to conquer others. In order to achieve this goal, many military forts were built on the border to prevent the enemy from invading, such as Hazor, Gajser, Tamar and Moquito. His troops were equipped with chariots and horses, which was a pioneering work in the history of the Israeli people. Archaeologists found many huge horses in this era, which confirmed this; But he never used his powerful army to try to expand his territory. In diplomacy, he pursues a policy of peaceful coexistence and mutual benefit in trade. Thanks to his clever and flexible means, he did maintain good friendship with his neighbors. Egyptian francs married his daughter to him and took Gajser as a military stronghold. Other princes and ministers; They are all proud of their daughter's marriage to him. For example, Nama, a monk, has 1000 wives and concubines, which leads to his future corruption, worship of evil spirits and border with Schet people, so they live in peace. The Queen of Sheba came to pay her respects and learn from her wisdom. The main income of his treasury comes from trade. He sold horses in Kiirikki, transshipped Lebanese timber, set up a fleet with King Hiram, traveled far and wide in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, imported gold from Ophir, and imported precious articles and animals from other regions to enrich the revenue of the state treasury. Although the national treasury is rich, it is building a great project to boast of its wealth and dignity, so the ambition to pursue prosperity arises spontaneously. First of all, it makes Ye Jing a truly great and glorious capital for the people, even more than other capitals. A large number of craftsmen from Hiram were hired to build the "Lebanese Kremlin" in Ye Jing, which was 55 meters long, 27.5 meters wide and 16 meters high. Because of its pillar, it is named "Kremlin" to receive visiting guests. Secondly, there are "the palace where the king lives", "the trial hall" and "the palace of Princess Franc", as well as a large number of other wives' rooms, all of which have done their best in luxury. However, in Solomon's civil engineering, the temple is the most significant and valuable. His aim was to unify the national salute, so he built a magnificent hall for God on Mount Moria in Ye Jing. There are two famous tall copper pillars in front of the hall, and there is a sanctuary and a most holy sanctuary in the hall. The whole building is 36.5 meters long, 1 1 m wide and1m high. There are houses for priests and temple servants to live next to the temple. Solomon's architectural fanaticism soon left the national treasury empty, making ends meet. So he began to levy exorbitant taxes, divided the country into twelve satrap areas, and urged the people to pay heavy taxes. However, the division of these twelve districts was completely divorced from the fixed boundaries of tribes, and the Jewish tribes were completely tax-free, which caused extreme dissatisfaction among the northern tribes and buried the distant cause of the later division of the country. The king even ceded the northern region, including 20 cities named Gabriel, to Hiram, the king of Tyrol, to pay off his debts, which caused public dissatisfaction. So some people took the opportunity to rebel, and one of the leaders was the later northern king Jeroboam, who temporarily fled to Egypt and was protected by Egyptian francs. At this time, foreign invasion followed. First Edom was led by haddad, and then Lezong took the liberty to claim the throne in Damascus, breaking away from King Solomon's covenant. Finally, around 93 1 BC, soon after Solomon's death, the situation got out of control, and the seemingly intact leader split in two. For the Israeli people, this was the beginning of the confrontation between the north and the south. The author of the Bible blamed this series of unfortunate events on Solomon's sin of worshipping evil gods. However, Solomon is indeed a gifted king with extraordinary wisdom, which can be seen from his godlike style of breaking prisons (that is, trying two cases, see 3: 16-28). Secondly, he also left some works about plants and animals, and wrote 3000 proverbs and 5000 poems, which is naturally exaggerated. It is incorrect to say that Solomon wrote songs of songs, sermons, wisdom and some hymns. In the New Testament, except for the reference to Salomon Gallery (if10: 23; Zong 3:11; 5: 12), he is mentioned in three places: Jesus surpassed Solomon (3: 12:42), Solomon was rich and magnificent (3:6:29), and Solomon built a temple (7:47).
Reference: Scofield Bible
The Story of Solomon (I) In his later years, David's sons competed for the throne. Solomon ascended the throne with the support of the prophet Nathan. (1-2) Solomon is full of dialogue between God and God. He seeks wisdom, not worldly wealth or power. So God gave him the greatest wisdom since ancient times. (3) during the reign of Solomon, Israel's national strength reached its peak. He built many great buildings. He also realized David's wish to build the first temple for God in Jerusalem and put the ark of God in the temple. Since then, Jerusalem has become the center of people's faith and the place to worship God. (5- 10) In his later years, Solomon worshipped ghosts with his wives and concubines, so that after his death, his kingdom was divided into north and south. ( 1 1)