Josephus gave Solomon a reign of 80 years, either because he wished to increase the glory of his country’s greatest king or because he had a false …

Forty years. —Solomon's reign was thus of the same length as his father's. (See 1 Kings 2:11.) The coincidence is curi…

After great mountains, there usually come low hills. After Solomon comes Rehoboam. Grace does not run in the blood, we may be sure, for even human …

And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, over all
Israel, was forty years .
Th…

Solomon's reign was as long as his father's, but his life was not so. Sin shortened his days. If the world, with all its advantages, could satisfy …