Then share that Solomon’s name means “loved by the Lord” and he was one of David’s youngest sons. 2 The house that King Solomon built for the Lord was sixty cubits [] long, twenty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high. Let us enjoy reading this story of The King and The Spider. The man is King Solomon. He had to run for his life. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Not long ago my baby was born at home, and three days later her baby was born. 6 In the four hundred and eightieth year after the people of Israel came out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, () he began to build the house of the Lord. Vikram took shelter in a forest cave. Once, Solomon’s father, David, worked as a real shepherd. Solomon wrote much of the book of Proverbs, the Song of Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes, and two psalms. Solomon Prays for Wisdom (2 Chronicles 1.3-12)1 Solomon made an alliance with the king of Egypt by marrying his daughter. In the Hebrew scriptures, 2 Samuel 3 states that King David, anointed by the Prophet Samuel before King Saul's demise to be his replacement, officially became King of Judea (1010 BCE). The King summoned his servant and asked him to carry out a task, knowing that it could not be completed. Solomon was a biblical Israelite king who was the son of David and Bathsheba. Solomon Makes a Difficult Decision - One day two women came to King Solomon, and one of them said: Your Majesty, this woman and I live in the same house. He sincerely wanted to help his people. Learn more about Solomon here. Solomon ruled with wisdom over Israel for 40 years, securing stability through treaties with foreign powers. King Solomon said: "The Feast of Tabernacles is in 6 months, and I would like to wear a magic ring for the holiday. In fact, he liked to describe himself as a shepherd. The Traditional Story of King Solomon. His courage had left him. He is credited with building the first Temple of Jerusalem and is revered in Judaism and Christianity for his wisdom and in Islam as a prophet. Nobody else was there with us. "Choose being kind over being right and you'll be right every time." He is celebrated for his wisdom and for building the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. Vikram was a brave king. - Richard Carlson King Solomon and the Bee … He was blankly gazing at the ceiling of the cave. This story, transmitted in the West through translations, (so to speak) invades even English-language poetry. A shepherd is a man whose job is to look after sheep. Solomon Builds the Temple. In my researching of King Solomon, I found this really cool children's story that speaks to the wisdom involved in choosing kindness. Also, his mother was Bathsheba (2 Samuel 12:24-25)! He brought her to live in David's City until he had finished building his palace, the Temple, and the wall around Jerusalem. This paper argues that the story of Solomon and Azrael is originally Arabic. Solomon was a great king, but he was not a proud man. Solomon was the third king over Israel. Bible Story: Solomon's Wisdom; Ref: 1 Kings 3:1-28. The story of King Solomon begins with his father, King David, and his mother, Bathsheba. Once, he had to fight against a large army with just a few soldiers, he was defeated. Nearly all evidence for his life and reign comes from the Bible. One day, King Solomon, the wisest man in the world, wanted to test the integrity and wisdom of his faithful servant. He was very depressed. He worked hard to make their lives better. One night while we were all asleep, she rolled over on her baby, and he died.