King Solomon

Richard Shipley
Richard Shipley Member Posts: 3
edited November 20 in English Forum

How many children did King Solomon have with his wives ?

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  • Graham Criddle
    Graham Criddle Member, MVP Posts: 32,444 ✭✭✭

    Hi Richard - and welcome to the forums

    According to Logos' "Biblical People" tool he had one son and two daughters:

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    Graham

  • steve clark
    steve clark Member Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭

    Found this note


    Jerusalem Under Solomon
    The city of Jerusalem underwent considerable expansion during the reign of Solomon. According to 1 Kings 3:1, Solomon finished building “the wall all around Jerusalem.” Archaeological evidence indicates that Solomon increased the size of the city from eleven to thirty-two acres; its total population increased several times over as well. Some of the population increase was due to Solomon’s family alone. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines (11:3). The number of Solomon’s children is not given but must have been very large as well.


    Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1996). Nelson's complete book of Bible maps & charts : Old and New Testaments. (Rev. and updated ed.). Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson.

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  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    Found this note


    Jerusalem Under Solomon
    The city of Jerusalem underwent considerable expansion during the reign of Solomon. According to 1 Kings 3:1, Solomon finished building “the wall all around Jerusalem.” Archaeological evidence indicates that Solomon increased the size of the city from eleven to thirty-two acres; its total population increased several times over as well. Some of the population increase was due to Solomon’s family alone. He had 700 wives and 300 concubines (11:3). The number of Solomon’s children is not given but must have been very large as well.


    Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1996). Nelson's complete book of Bible maps & charts : Old and New Testaments. (Rev. and updated ed.). Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson.


    The minimalists would have a different view.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן

  • steve clark
    steve clark Member Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭

    The minimalists would have a different view.

    i just copied the article, i didn't say that i agreed with their conclusions [:D]

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  • George Somsel
    George Somsel Member Posts: 10,153 ✭✭✭

    The minimalists would have a different view.

    i just copied the article, i didn't say that i agreed with their conclusions Big Smile


    Understood, and I didn't mean to imply that you did agree.  I simply wanted to be sure to have everyone aware that there are other opinions.

    george
    gfsomsel

    יְמֵי־שְׁנוֹתֵינוּ בָהֶם שִׁבְעִים שָׁנָה וְאִם בִּגְבוּרֹת שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה וְרָהְבָּם עָמָל וָאָוֶן