King and temple builder · United monarchy, c. 970–930 BC
Solomon in the Bible
Solomon asks for wisdom rather than long life or wealth and receives all three. He builds the first temple in Jerusalem and presides over Israel's widest borders, but his foreign alliances and their shrines set up the split that follows his death.
Verses mentioning Solomon
316 occurrences across 274 verses in the King James Version.
- Nehemiah 13:26
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
Read in context - Psalms 72:1
A Psalm for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. for: or, of
Read in context - Psalms 127:1
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. for: or, of Solomon that: Heb. that are builders of it in it
Read in context - Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
Read in context - Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Read in context - Proverbs 25:1
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 1:1
The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 3:7
Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 3:9
King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. a chariot: or, a bed
Read in context - Song of Solomon 3:11
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 8:11
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
Read in context - Song of Solomon 8:12
My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
Read in context - Jeremiah 52:20
The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight. the brass: Heb. their brass
Read in context - Matthew 1:6
And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
Read in context - Matthew 1:7
And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
Read in context - Matthew 6:29
And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Read in context - Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Read in context - Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Read in context - Luke 12:27
Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Read in context - John 10:23
And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
Read in context - Acts 3:11
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
Read in context - Acts 5:12
And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
Read in context - Acts 7:47
But Solomon built him an house.
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