King Solomon

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biblical figure human king of Israel

King Solomon is a biblical king of ancient Israel renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.

Aliases (8)

Solomon ×29
King of Israel ×1
Prophet Sulaiman ×1
Prophet Sulayman ×1
Qoheleth ×1
Shelomoh ×1
Solomon son of David ×1
Solomon was said to be wiser than Ethan ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure → human → king of Israel →
alsoKnownAs	Shelomoh → Shlomo → Solomon son of David → Sulayman →
appearsIn	Book of Chronicles → Book of Kings → Book of Proverbs → Ecclesiastes → Hebrew Bible → Old Testament → Quran → Song of Songs →
associatedWith	Solomonic legends in later Jewish and Islamic literature → Solomonic wisdom tradition →
capital	Jerusalem →
child	Rehoboam →
constructed	First Temple in Jerusalem → his palace complex in Jerusalem → the Millo and city wall projects in Jerusalem →
country	Kingdom of Israel →
culture	Ancient Israel →
dynasty	House of David →
father	King David →
givenName	Solomon →
governedFrom	Jerusalem →
hasSymbol	Seal of Solomon →
knownFor	building the First Temple → judgment of the two women claiming the same child → proverbs and wise sayings → wealth → wisdom →
languageSpoken	Hebrew →
mother	Bathsheba →
notableWork	First Temple in Jerusalem → Temple of Solomon →
positionHeld	King of Israel → King of the United Monarchy of Israel and Judah →
predecessor	King David →
religion	Judaism →
spouse	Pharaoh’s daughter →
successor	Rehoboam →
timePeriod	10th century BCE →
traditionallyAttributedAuthorOf	Book of Proverbs → Ecclesiastes → Song of Songs → Wisdom of Solomon →
veneratedIn	Christianity → Islam → Judaism →

Referenced by (55)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
King Solomon ("Solomon") → S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike ("Solomon") → Solomon Kullback ("Solomon") → Solomon Lefschetz ("Solomon") → Solomon R. Guggenheim ("Solomon") →	givenName
King Solomon ("Shelomoh") → King Solomon ("Solomon son of David") →	alsoKnownAs
Asaph → Seal of Solomon →	associatedWith
Book of Ecclesiastes ("Qoheleth") → Book of Wisdom →	attributedTo
Ethan the Ezrahite ("Solomon") → Heman the Ezrahite ("Solomon") →	comparedWith
King Davidic dynasty ("Solomon") → Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ("Solomon") →	hasMonarch
Chronicles → Surah Al-An'am ("Solomon") →	mentions
Surah An-Naml ("Solomon") → Surah Sad ("Prophet Sulaiman") →	mentionsProphet
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition → Operation Solomon →	namedAfter
Pharaoh’s daughter → Pharaoh’s daughter ("Solomon") →	spouse
Book of Ecclesiastes ("Solomon") → Psalms ("Solomon") →	traditionalAuthor
Ark of the Covenant ("Solomon") →	associatedWithPerson
Noble Sanctuary ("Solomon") →	associatedWithProphet
First Temple in Jerusalem →	builder
Bathsheba →	child
Ethiopian Empire ("Solomon") →	claimedDescentFrom
Boaz →	constructedDuringReignOf
Surah Al-Anbiya ("Prophet Sulayman") →	containsStoryOf
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire →	depicts
Sulayman ("Solomon") →	equivalentTo
Simeon Solomon ("Solomon") →	familyName
Rehoboam ("Solomon") →	father
Shlomo ("Solomon") →	hasEnglishName
Judaism →	hasKeyFigure
Shlomo →	hasTitle
Books of Kings ("Solomon") →	includesFigure
Israelites →	keyLeader
Bathsheba →	motherOf
Kingdom of Judah ("Solomon") →	notableKing
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) →	notableRuler
First Temple in Jerusalem →	patron
King Solomon ("King of Israel") →	positionHeld
Rehoboam ("Solomon") →	predecessor
Tribe of Judah ("Solomon") →	producedKing
Rehoboam ("Solomon") →	relative
Ethan the Ezrahite ("Solomon was said to be wiser than Ethan") →	relativeWisdomDescription
Asaph →	servedUnder
Abrahamic religions ("Solomon") →	sharesProphet
King David →	successor
Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy) ("Solomon") →	thirdMonarch
Ethan the Ezrahite ("Solomon") →	wisdomComparedTo