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Thiele, the death of Solomon and the division of his kingdom would have occurred in the spring of 931 BCE. According to the most widely used chronology, based on that by Old Testament professor Edwin R. Regarding the Davidic dynasty, to which King Solomon belongs, its chronology can be checked against datable Babylonian and Assyrian records at a few points, and these correspondences have allowed archaeologists to date its kings in a modern framework. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are derived from biblical chronology and are set from about 970 to 931 BCE. His two names mean " peaceful" and " friend of God", both considered "predictive of the character of his reign".
The life of Solomon is primarily described in 2 Samuel, 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles.
1.11 Death, succession of Rehoboam, and kingdom division.In later years, in mostly non-biblical circles, Solomon also came to be known as a magician and an exorcist, with numerous amulets and medallion seals dating from the Hellenistic period invoking his name. In the New Testament, he is portrayed as a teacher of wisdom excelled by Jesus, and as arrayed in glory, but excelled by "the lilies of the field". He is the subject of many other later references and legends, most notably in the 1st-century apocryphal work known as the Testament of Solomon. Solomon is portrayed as great in wisdom, wealth and power beyond either of the previous kings of the country.
The Hebrew Bible identifies Solomon as the builder of the First Temple in Jerusalem, beginning in the fourth year of his reign using the vast wealth he and his father had accumulated he dedicated the temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel. In the Quran, he is considered to be a major Islamic prophet, and Muslims generally refer to him as Sulaiman ibn Dawud ( Arabic: سُلَيْمَان بْن دَاوُوْد, lit.'Solomon, son of David'). Īccording to the Talmud, Solomon is one of the 48 Jewish prophets. Following the split, his patrilineal descendants ruled over Judah alone. He is described as a king of the United Monarchy, which broke apart into the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah shortly after his death. The conventional dates of Solomon's reign are about 970–931 BCE, normally given in alignment with the dates of David's reign. Solomon ( / ˈ s ɒ l ə m ə n/ Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה, Šəlōmō), also called Jedidiah ( יְדִידְיָהּ, Yeḏīḏyāh), was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, a fabulously wealthy and wise monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel who succeeded his father, David.