Strong H8010שְׁלֹמֹה

Solomon

Transliteration
shelômôh
Pronunciation
shel-o-mo'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H7965; peaceful;
{Shelomoh} David´ s successor: - Solomon.

Meaning of the name

Solomon = "peace"

Detailed definition

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14;
son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339);
brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Nathan (H5416);
half-brother of: Amnon (H550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H53), Adonijah (H138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H476H), Eliada (H450), Eliphelet (H467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); married to daughter_of_Pharaoh (H6547P) and Naamah (H5279A);
father of: Taphath (H2955), Basemath (H1315) and Rehoboam (H7346); also called Jedidiah at 2Sa.12.25;

In the biblical story

Solomon

Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom.

Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was the son of David and Bathsheba who succeeded his father as king of Israel and was renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.

In the Bible

Strong H8010 appears in 261 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • solomon234
  • s22
  • make3
  • thou2
  • cause2
  • pass1
  • pray1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 5:14
    And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
  2. 2 Samuel 12:24
    And David comforted Bath–sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.
  3. 1 Kings 1:10
    But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
  4. 1 Kings 1:11
    Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bath–sheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
  5. 1 Kings 1:12
    Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
  6. 1 Kings 1:13
    Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
  7. 1 Kings 1:17
    And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
  8. 1 Kings 1:19
    And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
  9. 1 Kings 1:21
    Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
  10. 1 Kings 1:26
    But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
  11. 1 Kings 1:30
    Even as I sware unto thee by the Lord God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
  12. 1 Kings 1:33
    The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
  13. 1 Kings 1:34
    And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
  14. 1 Kings 1:37
    As the Lord hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
  15. 1 Kings 1:38
    So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.
  16. 1 Kings 1:39
    And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
  17. 1 Kings 1:43
    And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
  18. 1 Kings 1:46
    And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
  19. 1 Kings 1:47
    And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
  20. 1 Kings 1:50
    And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
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