Solomon was the third monarch of the United Kingdom of ancient Israel, and he was described in the Book of Kings in the Old Testament as having extraordinary wisdom. During Solomon's reign, he built the capital Jerusalem into a holy city, becoming a center of worship for Judaism and a holy place for Christianity and Islam. The Solomon era was also an important stage in the development of ancient Hebrew culture, with many literary works named after him and later becoming an important part of the Old Testament. The Old Testament is a classic of Judaism and is widely accepted by Christianity.

Solomon was the king of the ancient Jewish kingdom. The son of David and Bathsheba. He reigned from approximately 971 BC to 931 BC. His deeds are recorded in the Old Testament. David, Solomon's father, founded the Jewish dynasty and sought to build an empire from the Egyptian border to the Euphrates River. After Solomon inherited the throne, he eliminated his political enemies and placed his trusted followers in the army, government, and religious institutions. Solomon also strengthened his position through marriage. He married the daughters and sisters of kings in various places, one of whom was the daughter of Pharaoh of Egypt. Pharaoh captured and burned the Canaanite city of Gaza and gave it to Solomon. Like all the founders of empires, Solomon maintained his territory by force, and in addition to infantry, he also had amazing charioteers and cavalry. The network of trading stations established by Solomon later became the core of Jewish settlements. The Solomon Empire primarily focused on commerce, with all government agencies serving trade. He built embassies around the capital Jerusalem for the main foreign trade missions stationed in Israel. Queen Sheba visited Solomon on the Arabian Peninsula (southern). Solomon built the walls and temple of Jerusalem.
Solomon was an energetic administrator who divided the original 12 tribes of Israel into 12 administrative districts. Each district was appointed by the king as a governor, and the 12 governors were under the control of a great governor.
Solomon is also known for his wisdom. He is also a famous poet who has written over 1000 poems. It is said that the Song of Songs and Proverbs included in the Bible were written by him.
The reign of Solomon was the peak period of Israel and the United Kingdom of Judea, with a strong army and prosperous commerce. The Temple of Jehovah and the magnificent palace were built in Jerusalem one after another. Therefore, it is regarded as the greatest king of ancient Israel.
However, in his later years, he indulged in extravagance and femininity, which aroused people's dissatisfaction and led to the decline of the country. After his death, the country split.
Solomon was the son of King David of the Jewish Kingdom. According to the Bible. David unified the tribes of Judea, established a kingdom, and established Jerusalem as his capital. Solomon was very intelligent when he was young, and he inherited the throne at the age of 17. He married an Egyptian princess and collaborated with the Egyptians to establish a very strong country. During the reign of Solomon, it was the strongest period in ancient times for the Jewish Kingdom. Nowadays, people praise a person's intelligence and wisdom, often using the phrase "Solomon's wisdom" to describe it.

The Struggle between Solomon and Adonijah
David was getting old and approaching death. The fourth son Adonijah received the support of General Joab and Priest Abiathar, and actively participated in preparing to inherit the throne. But the other faction, led by the prophet Nathan and the priest Zadok, strongly supported Bathsheba's son Solomon as king. They worked together with Bathsheba in many ways in front of the elderly King David, urging David to formally elect Solomon to succeed to the throne before he died. So the supporters of Solomon gathered around Solomon and rode on David's mule to the city of Gihon, where Zadok the priest presided over the grand anointing ceremony. In the roar of Solomon's eternal life, the supporters of Adonijah collapsed and fled one after another. Although Adonijah saved his life for the time being, soon after the death of King David, King Solomon still killed his half brother who fought for the throne with him on the pretext of "a small matter".

Solomon ascended the throne and inherited the vast territory of his father David: from the northeast to the Euphrates River, from the southeast to the Gulf of Aqaba, and from the southwest to the borders of Philistine and Egypt. Solomon was ambitious, and his decision-making and judgment were full of wisdom and strategy. He vigorously strengthened the state machinery of governance, dividing the country into twelve administrative regions and adding various official positions to facilitate administrative rule and collect central taxes. Solomon also strengthened the defense construction of the capital Jerusalem, expanded the walls of Jerusalem, and established six fortified cities outside Jerusalem, including Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer. We also built storage cities, vehicle depots, and war horse farms. So far, a Solomon era horse farm has been excavated in Megiddo, and a Solomon era metal smelter site has been found in Ezion Gabe (now Eilat) at the northern end of Gulf of Aqaba. In Solomon's time, he developed maritime trade based on Eilat Port. His trade fleet sailed in the Red Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, as far as Africa, India and other places.
Another important achievement of Solomon was the construction of a holy temple and a royal palace. He completed the great task of building a temple that his father David could not complete back then, and it is reported that the construction of the temple took seven years. Chapter 6 of the Chronicles of Kings and Chapter 3 of the Chronicles of the Chronicles provide detailed records of the process and scale of building the palace. This temple will be referred to as the "First Temple" in later generations. In addition, Solomon spent thirteen years building magnificent palaces and other architectural complexes, including Pharaoh's Daughter's Palace, the Forest of Lebanon Palace, the columnar corridor, and the Throne Hall. Solomon signed a construction contract with the king of Tyre in Phoenicia for the construction of the above projects, with the supply of building materials and construction personnel by the people of Tyre and Sidon. For this purpose, Solomon paid the king of Tyre twenty cities in the land of Asher as compensation. The city walls and six fortified cities were established outside Jerusalem, including Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer.
Solomon developed friendly exchanges with neighboring countries. He got married to Pharaoh of Egypt and made all the neighboring countries pay homage and visit him. The renowned Queen of Sheba (located at the southernmost point of the Arabian Peninsula, now Yemen) also led a large number of officials to visit. The beauty of Solomon's palace and the wisdom of King Solomon's question and answer made the Queen "very surprised" and left a beautiful legend about the Queen and Solomon to this day. During the forty years of Solomon's rule, his achievements in politics, economy and diplomacy were further developed than that of his father David. The reign of David and Solomon can be said to be an unparalleled golden age in the existence of the unified kingdom of the nation of Israel.

What the Chronicles of Kings show us is the highest glory and deepest tragedy in history. These records also reveal to us the truth of the deepest spiritual lessons and prophecies. The reign of King Solomon and the building of the temple foreshadowed the glory and worship of Christ's establishment of a kingdom on the earth in the future. Elijah and Elisha's work was also full of spiritual lessons and foreshadowed significance.
From a personal perspective, it is undeniable that Solomon was extremely exceptional. It is not easy for us to accurately comment on his personality, but his superhuman wisdom surprised the people at the time to the point of disbelief. The Queen of Sheba was amazed by his wealth and wisdom, and "God was not obedient." We know from his prayers when he offered the temple that his spiritual experience was high and profound. His rule was also very successful, with political cultivation and a stable and satisfied people's livelihood. This achievement is beyond the reach of ordinary wisdom and ability. But when it comes to personal piety, he seems to lack a steadfast sentiment and the will to break his arm. In terms of moral conduct, he is indecisive. His father David's love and utmost sincerity towards God were lacking in him, and he did not engage in Saul's blatant rebellion against God. We can say that on the one hand, he escaped the curse of Saul, but on the other hand, he did not have the blessing of David.
On the one hand, Solomon foreshadowed Christ and was one of the most important records of Christ in the Old Testament. Like David, he is a premonition of Christ's rule on earth, but the two are the most distinct. David is a testament to the reign of Christ in the millennium. That is to gather the house of Jacob again from Christ, as a descendant of David, and rule on the earth for a thousand years.
Solomon foreshadowed the reign of Christ after the millennium. That was also the era of what Paul called 'the fulfillment of time', in which the city of New Jerusalem would descend from heaven and Christ would rule forever.