The Life and Times of Solomon

The Life and Times of Solomon<= /p>

Steve Rowe

May 27, 2006

I.&n= bsp; = ; David’= ;s old age

a.&n= bsp; David was a= bout 70 and could not keep himself warm

b.&n= bsp; His servants found a young woman named Abishag to be his nur= se and to keep him warm.

II.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Adonijah’s attempt at the thrown

a.&n= bsp; Adonijah was the 4th son born to David=

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Amnon was killed by Absalom

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Chileab may have died young. Never mentioned other than birth.<= o:p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Absalom was killed by Joab

b.&n= bsp; David had n= ever disciplined Adonijah (1 Kings 1:6)

c.&n= bsp; Adonijah declared himself king

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Prepared ch= ariots and men to run before him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &nb= sp; Joab, the military commander, and Abiathar, the priest, followed him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Declared hi= mself king

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Had a party= to celebrate and invited all his brothers except Solomon.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; Didn’t invite Nathan the prophet or Benaiah the mighty= man either

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; vi. &n= bsp; Zadok the priest and David’s mighty men didn= 217;t defect

d.&n= bsp; Nathan̵= 7;s intervention

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David had formerly declared that Solomon would succeed him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Nathan came= to Bathsheba with the news and a plan (1 Kings 1:12-14)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Bathsheba w= ent to David and told him of Adonijah’s actions<= o:p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Nathan arri= ved and confirmed her story (1 Kings 1:24-27)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; David confi= rmed that Solomon would be king (1 Kings 1:29-30)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; vi. &n= bsp; Zadok, Benaiah, and Natha= n took Solomon to Gihon (east of Jerusalem) where he was anointed king over Israel

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; vii. &= nbsp; The people = all rejoiced loudly

e.&n= bsp; Adonijah’s response

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Adonijah and his party heard the noise=

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; The guests = were afraid and fled

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Adonijah fled to the Tabernacle and grabbed hold of the = altar

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Solomon pro= mised not to kill him if he was a worthy man (1 Kings 1:52)

III.= &nb= sp; David’= ;s Charge to Solomon

a.&n= bsp; David instr= ucted Solomon to follow the Lord (1 Kings 2:3-4)

b.&n= bsp; He instruct= ed Solomon to build a temple for the Lord (1 Chron= 28)

c.&n= bsp; David told = him to kill Joab for killing Abne= r and Amasa

d.&n= bsp; He also tol= d him to deal with Shimei (who cursed David) and not = allow him to die of old age

e.&n= bsp; After this,= David died and Solomon sat on the thrown

IV.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; SolomonR= 17;s purge

a.&n= bsp; Adonijah

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Adonijah asked Bathsheba to go to Solomon for him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Bathsheba r= equested Abishag be given to Adonij= ah as his wife

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Solomon saw= this as an attempt to get at the thrown because Abishag was one of David’s harem

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Solomon sen= t Benaiah to kill Adonijah<= o:p>

b.&n= bsp; Solomon str= ipped Abiathar of the priesthood and placed Zadok priest in his stead.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; He spared <= span class=3DSpellE>Abiathar’s life because of his service to David= and the Lord

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; This fulfil= led the promise to Eli in 1 Sam 2:35.

c.&n= bsp; Joab

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Joab heard the news and fled to the altar and grabbe= d the horns

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Solomon sen= t Benaiah to kill Joab but = he wouldn’t let go of the altar

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Joab said “I will die here.” Solomon told = Benaiah to make it so.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Benaiah returned and killed Joab and buried him at his house

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; Benaiah was appointed commander of the army<= /span>

d.&n= bsp; Shimei

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Solomon tol= d him to build a house in Jerusalem<= /st1:City> and never leave the city

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Shimei did but 3 years later he left to go get his fle= eing servants

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Solomon lea= rned of this and commanded Benaiah to kill him<= /o:p>

e.&n= bsp; After this, Solomon formed an alliance with Pharaoh and married his daughter=

V.&n= bsp; = ; SolomonR= 17;s Wisdom

a.&n= bsp; God came to Solomon in a dream and offered him anything

b.&n= bsp; Solomon sai= d he wanted good judgment (1 Kings 3:8-9)

c.&n= bsp; God granted= him wisdom along with riches and peace

d.&n= bsp; Solomon was= the wisest man ever and the richest in his day (1 Kings 3:12-13)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; An example = of his wisdom is the story of the 2 harlots and the baby

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Solomon spo= ke 3,000 proverbs and wrote 1,005 songs

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Men came fr= om all over to hear his wisdom

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; God granted Solomon peace. He ruled a lar= ge territory with no war. The pe= ople lived in abundance.

e.&n= bsp; He received tribute and gifts from all over. In 1 year he received 25 tons of gold.

VI.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; The Temple<= /span>

a.&n= bsp; David had prepared for the building of the temple with supplies and craftsmen

b.&n= bsp; 408 years a= fter Israel left Egypt, 4 years into his reign= , Solomon began the temple

c.&n= bsp; The temple = was completed in 7 years

d.&n= bsp; A descripti= on can be found in 1 Kings 6 and 2 Chron 3<= /span>

e.&n= bsp; Solomon also built himself a massive housing complex for 13 years

VII.= God’s= new promise

a.&n= bsp; After Solom= on built the temple and a house for himself, God returned to him

b.&n= bsp; If Solomon = and his sons followed God, they would be on the thrown forever (1 Kings 9:4-5)<= o:p>

c.&n= bsp; If not, they would be cut off (1 Kings 9:6-9)

VIII. Visit from = the Queen of Sheba

a.&n= bsp; Queen of Sheba was the ruler of Sabeans in southern Arabia.

b.&n= bsp; She traveled 1,200 miles on camel to see him

c.&n= bsp; She came to= hear his wisdom and see his riches

d.&n= bsp; She was imp= ressed and gave him a great amount of riches

IX.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; SolomonR= 17;s Downfall

a.&n= bsp; Solomon had= 700 wives and 300 concubines from all over the world

b.&n= bsp; The Lord had warned not to marry from these countries (1 Kings 11:2)

c.&n= bsp; When he was= old, he started following the gods of his wives

d.&n= bsp; God told hi= m he would tear the kingdom from his sons (1 Kings 11:11-13)

e.&n= bsp; God raised = up enemies to Solomon including Hadad in the south, Rezon in the North, and Jereboam= internally

X.&n= bsp; = ; The death of Solomon

a.&n= bsp; The prophet= Ahijah = promised Jereboam ten tribes of <= st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Israel (1 Kings 11:30-32)

b.&n= bsp; Solomon hea= rd this and tried to kill him but Jereboam fled to= Egypt

c.&n= bsp; After a 40 = year reign, Solomon died and his son Reheboam took t= he throne