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For all the peace and prosperity that Israel experienced under the leadership of Solomon, I could imagine him being the greatest of Israelite leaders. His reign will be a bellwether against which all future kings of both Israel and Judah will be judged. No other king will match the wisdom of Solomon, or his wealth and the prosperity of his people. Until almost one thousand years later, under the reign of Herod, no one will match his building of the Temple in Jerusalem, an honor Solomon is chosen for that even his father David was not entitled to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Solomon\u2019s mother is Bathsheba. The account in 2 Samuel 11\u201312 of how Bathsheba came to be David\u2019s wife makes clear that the circumstances are morally problematic. Yet because her character is suppressed, she emerges untainted by the adultery and murder for which David receives full blame. Bathsheba\u2019s role is intentionally minimized to focus the story on David. David bears the responsibility and the condemnation, and from this point on he is beset by problems within his family that have political implications for his reign. That is not to say Bathsheba is not important, she is instrumental in ensuring Solomon ends up on the throne and can be seen at the opening of this book as being an important advisor to her son the king. She, and by extension Solomon, are left out of David\u2019s morally disturbing decisions to focus on how Solomon can be a pious and successful king with his mother\u2019s help, as we see in this chapter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The text is reverent of Solomon, but never claims he is perfect. Nonetheless, his kingship will be the comparison point for later kings to determine whether they were righteous and obeyed the covenant. The chapter emphasizes that all of Israel and Judah had enough to eat and drink and were generally prosperous. Communal prosperity was rare in the time of Solomon, and so adding praise of his wisdom and virtue is reflective of the positive remembrance of the rule of Solomon.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":61659,"id":61659,"title":"1kings4-chess","filename":"1kings4-chess.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1kings4-chess.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/the-king-and-the-queen-mother\/1kings4-chess\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"1kings4-chess","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":61658,"date":"2019-08-20 22:10:49","modified":"2019-08-20 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