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Did King Solomon (Shlomo HaMelekh) execute personally?
When Shlomo haMelekh ordered executions, did he carry them out personally or were they done by executioners?
(This question is especially about Shlomo and not other kings of Israel.)
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How quickly did King Shlomo gain all his wisdom?
I heard that Hashem spoke to Shlomo in a dream and asked him for what he wanted, and he answered חכמה.
Did he get this all at once? Or did he have to work very hard over many years to have his request ...
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song of songs 5:16 'im' & 'Muhammadim'
Following from a discussion on Christianity stack https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/80248/47775 on this passage, I thought it prudent to get clarification from a Jewish perspective.
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Deeper meaning of Bat Shlomo midrash
Do any commentaries elucidate any deeper meaning into the story of Bat Shlomo in the tower (found here: The Medrash About Shlomo HaMelech's Daughter )
Obviously the Pashut message is that Gd runs ...
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Story of Shlomo and birds
Just heard today that apparently there’s some midrash where Shlomo sees two birds perched on top of his castle and he overheard one bird saying to the other “with the stomp of my foot I can crumble ...
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Kings of Israel and the prohibition of "many wives"
The Torah explicitly states that kings should refrain from having many wives (Devarim 16:17):
וְלֹ֤א יַרְבֶּה־לּוֹ֙ נָשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א יָס֖וּר לְבָב֑וֹ וְכֶ֣סֶף
וְזָהָ֔ב לֹ֥א יַרְבֶּה־לּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃
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How the Hachamim did not recognize Shalmai
The legend of the Talmud is known that Shalmai replaced Solomon in his kingdom for a period of time. After all, Solomon, by virtue of his position as king, had to pass judgments and discuss with the ...
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Solomon and Nebuchadnezzar
In 1 Kings 10:13, Rashi says there that:
He cohabited with her and Nebuchadnezzar was born to her. He later destroyed the Temple that had stood 410 years in the territory of the twelve tribes. From ...
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Shlomo HaMelech's Throne
Where can I find an accurate depiction (drawing or digital depiction) of Shlomo HaMelech's throne?
(Or, an easy to understand description of it.)
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The Shamir vs Bronze/Flint tools
We are told that "there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building"
The go-to explanations tend to be fantastical things like use of the ...
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Source on the life of Shlomo Hamelech
There are many Gemoras, Mirashim and Mifarshim explaining what Shlomo did or did not do wrong. Can anyone recommend a Sefer, dissertation or book on the life of King Shlomo which gives perspective on ...
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Could Solomon's wisdom be related to his downfall?
I know that watching movies about biblical events does not always portray the reality of the event narrated in the Bible.
There are several films about King Solomon and one of them implies that the ...
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What was the object of Solomon's wisdom?
Where did the wealth of Solomon's reign come from? I don't know if some noticed, but the reason for the division of the reign was the high tax burden and forced labor, this becomes clear after he dies....
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Solomon made a wonderful and magnificent throne to honor G-d. then why did King Solomon go against what G-D said (the limit of wives and horses)?
King Solomon wrote Kohelet which is about how material things aren't coming with you to the afterlife. and having material wealth isn't a great accomplishment. Yet he was a Ruler that had a legendary ...
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How can Psalm 132 reference David and imply that it was written by Solomon?
The gemora in Bava Basra 14b lists 10 people that co-authored Tehillim with David
דוד כתב ספר תהלים ע"י עשרה זקנים ע"י אדם הראשון על ידי מלכי צדק ועל
ידי אברהם וע"י משה ועל ידי הימן וע&...
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Did Solomon worship pagan idols?
1 Kings 11:5-7 indicate that Solomon sought after the pagan gods. The Gemara states that these verses don't mean that Solomon himself worshipped idols, but rather that his wives did.
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Is "Reason to Believe" correct that the Jewish Nation had no outstanding achievements?
R Gottlieb in his book called Reason to Believe claims that the UNEXPECTED survival of the Jews is a reason to believe in a Supernatural Being that cares about the Jews, has abilities to affect the ...
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Goren Arvana/Ornan as the Location of the Temple
The last chapter of Samuel (24) describes King David's sin of counting the Jewish people and the resulting epidemic in which 70,000 Jews were killed. At the end of the account, the prophet describes ...
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How did King Solomon and King David keep up his duties to his wives
How did King Solomon and King David keep their marital duties to so many wives? Was there a system of rights the woman of the kings Harem enjoyed?
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Could Solomon be a married father at the age of 11?
While the Bible specifies the age of accession for most of the kings of Israel and Judah, Solomon's age is not given. In his dream at Gibeon Solomon describes himself as a נער קטן which may be part ...
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How was King Solomon's orders to kill adversaries sanctioned?
Just reading Malachim and right into it there are killings ordered by Solomon via Banayah - including his own brother. How, tell me, please - is this sanctioned by Hashem and how does Hashem BLESS him ...
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Is Shlomo HaMelech a prophet? [duplicate]
Does any text/source indicate that Shlomo HaMelech was a prophet?
I ask because according to Muslims he was a prophet.
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How did King Shlomo have General Yoav killed in the tent of the Aron (that had an Altar too), didn't everything become impure?
By killing Yoav inside the tent the Aron and the Altar that were there became impure. Wasn't this a problem? See 1 Kings 2 (28 -34).
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After the verdict between the two harlots was rendered what was the fate of the woman who lied to Melech Shlomo/King Solomon?
In I Kings 3:16-28 Shlomo Hamelech rendered the well-renowned verdict that made all of Yisrael stand in awe concerning the decision between the Two Harlots. Outside of the fact that the women were ...
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Did Shlomo haMelech use the gold his father accumulated?
I once heard in a shiur that Shlomo haMelech did not use the money that his father Dovid had saved up for the building of the first Beis HaMikdash because a) it was money captured at war b) it should ...
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When did Adoniahu die?
When (day, month, year) did Adoniahu die, as according to the pasuk below?
1 Kings 2:24 And now, (as) the Lord lives, Who has established me, and set me on
the throne of David, my father, and Who has ...
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When was Shlomo HaMelech anointed king?
When (day, month, year) was Shlomo HaMelech anointed king, as according to the pasuk below?
1 Kings 1:45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed
him king in Gihon, and they have ...
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Being a "son of God" among "sons of God"
During the course of Hashem's explanation of his relationship to the Children of Israel, he likens them to his child:
Yirmiyahu 31:9 "כִּֽי־הָיִ֤יתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְאָ֔ב וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּכֹ֥רִי ...
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1 Kings 9:3 vs. 1 Kings 9:7
We're struggling with 1 Kings 9, in particular verse 3 vs. verse 7. In verse 3:
“I have consecrated this Temple which you have built to place My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart shall ...
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Understanding the reasoning of the woman who agreed with King Solomon to "cut the baby in half"
There's a famous story in I Kings 3:16-28 about Shlomo Hamelech.
Two women who had just given birth around the same time appeared before him; one baby had died and one was alive and the women were ...
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Why King Solomon wasn't worthy of a share in Olam Haba? [duplicate]
In Sanhedrin 104, the members of the Great Assembly decided that Shlomo does not deserve a share in the World to Come.
[Sages enumerated a list of kings that do not deserve a share in Olam Habah] Rav ...
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How did Shlomo Hamelech figure out which way to build the Beit Hamikdash?
The Torah tells us how to build the Mishkan, but not the Temple. And the dimensions of many of the objects in the Temple were not the same as in the Mishkan (the Copper Altar was bigger, for instance) ...
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What are the seven wisdoms? [closed]
King Solomon states (Mishlei 9:1):
"Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars"
From this verse it seems that there are seven pillars of the wisdom – a notion that has ...
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Do the Rabbanim know more than King Solomon about the reality of post-death?
I believe it's accepted in the mainstream that Kohelet is authored by King Solomon in his wisdom.
In it, he writes:
19- For there is a happening for the children of men, and there is a happening ...
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Death of King Solomon [closed]
In my King James Bible, I Kings 11:40 "...Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam: but he arose, and fled into Egypt to Sesac the king of Egypt, and was in Egypt till the death of Solomon..."
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How exactly did Solomon determine the child's mother?
In 1 Kings 3:16–28, Solomon judges a dispute between two prostitutes about the parentage of a baby. Readings of the story that I have previously seen indicate that Solomon identifies the mother after ...
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Did King Solomon create the first train?
I once heard from a Rabbi in a Nach lesson that King Solomon made the first train, however, the Rabbi cannot remember where the exact source.
Can anyone help?
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Does G-d immediately grant the requests of Gentile church attenders?
Follow up to this M.Y. question.
King Solomon requested that G-d immediately grant the requests of Gentiles that come to pray at the Temple. For Jews, as I understand, synagogues have replaced the ...
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How would the 'split the baby in half' situation be resolved according to halacha?
In 1 Kings 3:16-27 there is a story of two prostitutes who appear before King Shlomo, each having a newborn baby. One of the babies died and there was a dispute as to which one. There were no ...
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Why didn't King Shlomo get lashes for marrying more than 18 wives?
It states in the 364th prohibition that a king is forbidden from having too many wives.
The limit is that he may not have more than 18 wives legally bound by
kesubah and kiddushin.
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Who laid the megalithic foundation stones under the wailing wall?
These stones under the Western Wall are of impeccable craftsmanship and required seemingly superhuman handling:
My thoughts run to:
Ezra-Nehemiah
Solomon-Hiram
Herod
Do we know?
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In what way was King Shlomo greater than Moshe?
King Shlomo is known as the "smartest man" who ever lived (I Kings 3:12), while Moshe is known as the "greatest prophet" (Deuteronomy 34:10). But in Mishlei (30:1-4), King Shlomo seems to be praising ...
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Is Solomon wiser than Moshiach?
I read in Chapter 3, verses 11-12 of the Book of Kings (which I think is in the Nevi'im) the following:
And God said to him, "Because you have asked this thing, and have not asked for yourself long ...
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Paskening Shlomo out of Shamayim?
R' Yehudah tells us in the name of Shmuel (Sanhedrin 104b) that the Anshei Kenesses HaGedolah wanted to include Shlomo HaMelech on the list of kings who lost their portion of Olam Haba. An image of ...
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Are there any rabbinic writings which attribute controlling angels and demons to King Solomon?
I saw an article claiming rabbinic literature spoke of Solomon controlling angels and demons. I'm not sure of the truth to the claim and was wanting to know if there are any rabbinic sources which ...
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Source for Italy coming from a staff in the sea
I learned today that after Shlomo HaMelech's wedding with the Egyptian princess was held on Yom Kippur and he slept in late accidentally on the day the Beis HaMikdosh was going to be inaugurated, that ...
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Why were the pillars of Solomon's Temple named Boaz and Jachin?
Chapters 3-8 of 1 Kings highlight the positive achievements of King Solomon, focusing particularly on the construction of the Temple. It provides extensive details, including the names of the two ...
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what were taxes like during Solomon's time? (According to Judaism)
I know there was terumah (10%) which went to kohanim and maaser ani (9% every other year to poor) + maaser sheni, which isn't exactly a tax but you had to spend it in Jerusalem. Where did non-Temple ...
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Does this quotation have its roots in the words of King Solomon?
I once read that this quotation, which comes from the 2001 Hollywood film "A Beautiful Mind", scripted by Akiva Goldsman, is based on words of King Solomon:
"It is good to have a beautiful mind, but ...
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Example of Solomon's 3000 parables or 1005 interpretations
As cited here, Rashi on I Kings 5:12 states:
In the Medrash Aggada [we find Solomon’s great wisdom enabled him] to say three thousand allegories in each sentence of the Torah, and in each of the ...
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