History of king solomon in the bible

Solomon, whose name means peace or peaceful, was the second child produced by King David and Bathsheba. God referred to him as Jedidiah which means "beloved of Jehovah" (2Samuel 12:25).

David's first child through her died seven days after being born as punishment for his adultery (2Samuel 12:14 - 23).

King Solomon, like his father, was anointed ruler over Israel more than once.

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The first was when David was an old man (1Chronicles 23:1). The second anointing was carried out by Zadok the high priest and Nathan the prophet. It was performed in haste, at Jerusalem's Gihon Spring, to counteract an attempted coup by half-brother Adonijah to steal the throne (1Kings 1:5 - 39).

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