Kingdom
Old TestamentSolomon
Wisdom and the temple
A reign remembered for wisdom, trade and the first temple — and for the divisions that follow it.
Reading plan
How the story unfolds
- 1
Ask what I shall give you
Solomon asks for a discerning heart.
- 2
Building the temple
Seven years of construction in Jerusalem.
- 3
Dedication
The temple is dedicated with a long prayer.
- 4
Division ahead
Alliances and shrines set up the split of the kingdom.