By
Nikki I. and Marissa E.
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King Solomon was the 3rd king of Israel from 967 BC until his death (in about 930 BC). His father was King David. He also had a brother, Adonijah. When Adonijah declared himself king, his father called Solomon to him before he died and had Solomon anointed as king. King Solomon later had his brother killed.
King Solomon’s crowning achievement was building the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. He had the greatest secret in building temples; they were all shaped like the human body. (See Figure #1).The bible says Solomon called King Hiram of Tyre , who had been an alley of David, to help him build a temple. Israel had no past experience in building such a large building.
The king was responsible for many public works like establishing peace on the
borders of Israel. He controlled the entire region west of
the
Euphrates. He accumulated enormous wealth. Kings I
(in the bible) says that he owned 12,000 houses and 1,400 
chariots and that he had 700 wives.
King Solomon was known for his wisdom. He traded with a lot of places. Like horses from Syria. And spices from Arabia and Africa. After Solomon died after 40 years as ruler, his son Rehoboam succeeded him as king and under his rule, his father’s empire was lost.
“Secrets about the Temples” and “Picture or the Temple” October 22, 2003 from http://home.earthlink.net/~tonybadillo/
“Solomon’s Brother”, “Solomon’s Son” www.us-israel.org/jsource/biography/Solomon.html
“More About Temples” October 22, 2003 jeru.huji.ac.il/eb32s.htm
“Coat of Arms Picture” October 22, 2003 www.masonictemple.net/ 91/91.htm
“Solomon Art” October 23, 2003 www.kfki.hu/~arthp/art/ w/witz/solomon.jpg
“Picture of King Solomon” October 23, 2003 www.virtuevictorious.com/ justice.html
“Picture of document” October 29, 2003 http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i8_0039.jpg
“How Long Was Solomon King” October 22, 2003 World Book Encyclopedia
