The Judgment of King Solomonįrom 1 Kings 3, the Bible story of Solomon's judgment illustrates his profound wisdom.
Solomon showed not only his knowledge but also his wisdom into action in the way his kingdom operated. When the queen of Sheba saw all the wisdom of Solomon and the palace he had built, the food on his table, the seating of his officials, the attending servants in their robes, his cupbearers, and the burnt offerings he made at the temple of the LORD, she was overwhelmed" ( 1 Kings 10:3-5). "Solomon answered all her questions nothing was too hard for the king to explain to her. The Queen of Sheba traveled 1,200 miles to confirm the stories of his wisdom and dignity ( 1 Kings 10). Solomon was not only wise in his rule as King but had excellent general wisdom as well. Solomon offered to split the living child in half, understanding that the true mother would prefer to lose her son to another woman than to have him killed. God also gave Solomon peace on all fronts during most of his reign ( 1 Kings 4:20-25).Ī well-known example of Solomon’s wisdom is his judgment in a dispute over the identity of the actual mother of an infant child ( 1 Kings 3:16-28).
In fact, "King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth" ( 1 Kings 10:23). God gave him wisdom and also wealth ( 1 Kings 3:4-15). Solomon humbly recognized his inability to rule well and nobly asked God for the wisdom he would need to govern God’s people righteously. When Solomon rose to the throne, he sought after God, and God gave him an opportunity to request for whatever he desired. Solomon ruled for 40 years ( 1 Kings 11:42). His writing of Ecclesiastes is disputed by some, but Solomon is the only “son of David” to be “king over Israel in Jerusalem” ( Ecclesiastes 1:1-12), and many of the descriptions of the author fit Solomon well. Solomon wrote the Song of Solomon, the book of Ecclesiastes, and much of the book of Proverbs. He was the son of David and Bathsheba, the former wife of Uriah the Hittite whom David had killed to cover his infidelity with Bathsheba while her husband was on the battlefront. Solomon was the third and final king of the unified nation of Israel, succeeding King Saul and King David.
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