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 ...

In the best-known court case in the Hebrew Bible, two women come to King Solomon, the wise, wealthy, and powerful king with the following quandary: One of their children died in his sleep, while the ...

Finding solace in the wisdom of King Solomon: Avner Moriah's work on 'Ecclesiastes' Until his 70th birthday, Moriah had never been preoccupied with the passing of time or his own mortality. But as he ...

King Solomon is more famous today for his reputation for wisdom than for his achievements as King of Israel — and the greatest example is the Biblical account of how he settled the dispute over the ...

Ecclesiastes 1:7 “All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.” El Niño is a weather phenomenon that includes the ...

A 3,000-year-old defensive wall possibly built by King Solomon has been unearthed in Jerusalem, according to the Israeli archaeologist who led the excavation. The discovery appears to validate a Bible ...

The Bible is not only a religious document worshipped by billions of people, but also a chronicle of the people inhabiting the Holy Land. Because of this, archaeologists are often inspired by the ...

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 ...

Most people, even those who are thoroughly secular, know the story of the Judgment of Solomon: Two women who share a house and have recently given birth within days of one another come to King Solomon ...

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 ...