Let’s move to a passage of dialogue from the dying King David to young Solomon as David appointed him king: “‘You shall be strong, therefore, and show yourself a man, and keep the charge of the Lord ...

There are more than 31,000 verses in the King James Bible, collectively brimming with tales of love, treachery, miracles, wickedness, salvation and the Judeo-Christian God's mysterious ways. Above all ...

In 1934, an archaeologist was digging in the Timna Valley in the sweltering heat of southern Israel. He was trying to prove that King Solomon’s Mines was no mere 19th-century fantasy adventure. He ...

King Solomon is traditionally (and I think, solidly) believed to have been king of the united monarchy of Judah, from c. 970-931 B.C. We don’t have much at all to establish his existence and influence ...

King Solomon is venerated in Judaism and Christianity for his wisdom and in Islam as a prophet, but the fabled ruler is one of the Bible’s great unsolved mysteries. Archaeologists have struggled in ...

In the Bible, King Solomon was known for his wisdom, but his wealth was pretty legendary, too. According to Kings I, he had 12,000 horses, 1,400 chariots, 700 wives and 300 concubines to be exact — ...

The substantial historicity of the united monarchy of Judah — the reigns of King Saul around 1037–1010 B.C., King David around 1010–970 B.C. and King Solomon around 970–931 B.C. — was widely accepted ...

Thanks for joining our Part 2, “What you should know about King Solomon.” (Much, it turns out.) So, we will extend this wisdom into Part 3 next week. If you happened to miss last week’s Part 1, please ...