Which sin did King Solomon commit?

Answer 1

A: The First Book of Kings gives two explanations for the split of the United Monarchy of Israel. First it says (1 Kings 11) that God told Solomon that his son would lose most of his kingdom because Solomon had committed the sin of worshipping other gods. Later, it says that after the death of Solomon, the northern tribes rebelled from the kingdom of Israel and created their own kingdom called Israel, while the former kingdom settled for the name Judah. According to First Kings, this came about because Solomon had unwisely imposed swingeing taxes on the northern tribes and his son and successor, Rehoboam, not only refused to lift them but insisted on increasing the burden on the Israelites. The Second Book of Chronicles entirely omits the story of Solomon's infidelity to God, instead emphasising Solomon's faithfulness and his commitment to constructing the Temple in Jerusalem. The nearest it comes to any threat of punishment for infidelity to God is found in 2 Chronicles 7:19-22, where God merely warns that if the Israelites turn away from him, he will pluck them out of the land. The remainder of this account until the death of Solomon is devoted to telling of the great luxury in which Solomon lived, but there is no suggestion that Solomon committed any sin for which the kingdom would be destroyed. As with the older account in 1 Kings, Second Chronicles says that because Solomon had unwisely imposed swingeing taxes on the northern tribes and Rehoboam not only refused to lift them but insisted on increasing the burden on the Israelites, they rebelled. However, some scholars believe that there never was a United Monarchy of Israel. They say that Israel and Judah were always separate, with their own pottery styles, culture and distinct dialects of the Hebrew language. On this view, there was no split.

Answer 2

If you mean "How did God punish Solomon for having many wives and allowing worship of other gods in Israel" then this is the answer.

He took half the kingdom away from his son.

God didn't tear the kingdom away from Solomon because he had promised King David that his son (Solomon) would would rule Israel.

So when Solomon died Jesus divided Israel into two parts. North and South.

Jeroboam was given 10 tribes and Rehoboam (Solomons son) was given the tribe of Judah.

The tribe of Levi remained spread throughout both sides of the nation.

I hope that is right, and answers your question.

Assuming that Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, he seems to be a man who still cannot find happiness despite his wealth.

Answer 3

1) Because of King Solomon's errors, God decreed that, later, Solomon's country (Israel) would be split into two, leaving Solomon's descendants with the minority of the Israelite Tribes, while the majority would be under Yerav'am (1 Kings ch.11).

2) Trouble was caused for Solomon by Haddad the Edomite and Rezon ben Elyada (1 Kings, ibid).

It should be noted that "Solomon's sins" is putting it too bluntly. Jewish tradition states that King Solomon made a couple of mistakes but was otherwise eminently righteous.

A) Following the system of prophecy, which was to spotlight and severely castigate any errors in God's eyes, Solomon is blamed as if he personally worshiped foreign gods (1 Kings, ibid), although it was actually only some of his foreign-born wives who did so (Talmud, Shabbat 56b). Solomon's error was in not supervising their households more carefully.

B) The Torah prohibits Israelite kings from being very ostentatious (Deuteronomy ch.17). Solomon did permit himself to do so, which was wrong, but his motivation was the desire to be seen as lavish by foreign monarchs (1 Kings 10:23) in order to attract them to the service of God. In this he had success (1 Kings 10:1 and 10:24), but he died too young to bring about the fruition of his grand idea (he died at the age of 52).

Answer 4

• 1) Because of King Solomon's errors, God decreed that, later, Solomon's country (Israel) would be split into two, leaving Solomon's descendants with the minority of the Israelite Tribes, while the majority would be under Yerav'am (1 Kings ch.11).
  

Link: How Israel split

• 2) Trouble was caused for Solomon by Haddad the Edomite and Rezon ben Elyada (1 Kings, ibid).
  

It should be noted that "Solomon's sins" is putting it too bluntly. Jewish tradition states that King Solomon made a couple of mistakes but was otherwise eminently righteous.

A) Following the system of prophecy, which was to spotlight and severely castigate any errors in God's eyes, Solomon is blamed as if he personally worshiped foreign gods (1 Kings, ibid), although it was actually only some of his foreign-born wives who did so (Talmud, Shabbat 56b). Solomon's error was in not supervising their households more carefully.

B) The Torah prohibits Israelite kings from being very ostentatious (Deuteronomy ch.17). Solomon did permit himself to do so, which was wrong, but his motivation was the desire to be seen as lavish by foreign monarchs (1 Kings 10:23) in order to attract them to the service of God. In this he had success (1 Kings 10:1 and 10:24), but he died too young to bring about wider fruition of his grand idea (he died at the age of 52).

See also the Related Links.

Link: The accomplishments of King Solomon

Link: Jewish history timeline

Answer 5

Because of king Solomon sin, god was angry and was about to take away his kingdom. But He took it away after Solomon died.

Answer 6

see I Kings 11