Solomon Swords

                     
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A wise, fair and powerful king. Solomon, the third king of Israel, the son of David, and his successor.

He reigned forty years, from 1015-977 B.C. and was famous for his wisdom as well as his splendid court. His father left him a large army and a full treasury, which he used in keeping peace with the neighboring nations, and in building fine palaces, and the temple, the chief glory of his reign. He extended the trade of the country, sending out his fleets and caravans which brought back gold, gems and precious woods from Ophir, and horses for his chariots from Egypt.

His great wealth, however, came from heavy taxation, and he built altars for the idols worshiped by his heathen wives, which caused the nation after his death to revolt against his son, and ended in the division of the kingdom. The writings that bear his name are the book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon. 

Solomon raised the Israelite monarchy to the height of its prosperity, built Jerusalem Temple, a wall around the city and cultivated the Sciences and the Arts. It is told in history that there was a case in which the two women were fighting over a baby and King Solomon, in order to find out which one was the real mother, gave his sword to a soldier and ordered him to spilt the baby in two and to give one half to each of the women. The real mother begged the King not to kill the child and to give him to the other woman. This way, Solomon knew immediately which one was lying, and displayed his great wisdom and fairness.

Solomon Swords