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Did King Solomon collect iron as a tax?

Yes he did collect iron tax.


Why did they not like Solomon?

Nowhere does it say that Solomon was disliked.(The tax-load of which the people later complained, became an issue only after his death. During King Solomon's lifetime, the tax was considered an acceptable necessity.)Jeroboam spoke a related complaint during Solomon's reign, but it doesn't say that anyone sided with him at that time.


What was king Solomons legacy?

A:According to The Bible, Solomon's legacy was the breakup of the United Monarchy into two separate, warring monarchies. The Bible tells us that Solomon's unwise spending and swingeing taxes, maintained by his son, were the cause of the breakup. Another Answer:Scripture says that Solomon's Kingdom was the greatest extend of the blessings to Israel:1 Kings 1:37New International Version (NIV) 37 As the LORD was with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon to make his throne even greater than the throne of my lord King David!"The Kingdom expanded during Solomon's 40 year reign. It was not until approximately 30 years after his death, that his two sons quarreled over the heavy tax burden one was imposing upon the people and divided against God's will.


Who became king after King Solomon?

After King Solomon, the Israelites split into two nations, with Rehoboam king of Judah, and Jeroboam king of Israel.Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.See also:Solomon's errorsList of kingsJewish history timeline


Why were Israel and Judah divided?

God decreed it because of the sin of Solomon. Solomon allowed his foreign wives to turn his heart away from God. The political cause was the failure of Rehoboam to listen to the people's request for a lightened tax burden.


How did the Hebrews live under King Solomon?

Archaeologists estimate that the city of Jerusalem had no more than 2000 inhabitants in total, at the time attributed to King Solomon. Yet, 1 Kings 11:3 says that he had 700 wives and 300 concubines, which must have included every female person in the entire city. If these figures are even close to correct, all the men of Jerusalem must have lived in voluntary celibacy.The Bible also says that when Rehoboam succeeded his father, Solomon, the people of Israel in the north of his kingdom rose up in rebellion because they were unwilling to continue with the heavy tax burden that Solomon had unwisely imposed. According to the Bible, the people of Judah, in the south, made no such complaint, but for the people in the north life under Solomon would seem to have been intolerable.


The Jewish kingdom was divided after the death of?

King Solomon.King Solomon had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple.After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11. A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.


What was the main reason for the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel?

After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).


What were the reasons for the division between the northern and southern kingdoms of Jews?

After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).


What weakened the land of the Israelite after the death of Solomon?

The split into two kingdoms.Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.See also:Solomon's errorsJewish history timeline


What weakened the land of the Israelite's after death of Solomon?

The split into two kingdoms.Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.See also:Solomon's errorsJewish history timeline


What led to the divided kingdom in Israel?

Rehoboam's father, King Solomon, had levied relatively heavy taxes, which had been used for such large-scale endeavors as building the First Temple. The fact that the nation was so prosperous and happy in his time (1 Kings 4:20) demonstrates that Solomon conducted his governance in a praiseworthy manner.After Solomon's death, the people approached his son Rehav'am (Rehoboam) and asked that he now lower the tax. He ignored the counsel of his elder advisers and refused the people's request. This led the Ten Tribes to turn away from him (1 Kings ch.12).The background reason was because King Solomon had been less than perfectly righteous. This led God to punish him by diminishing his dynasty in the lifetime of his son (Rehoboam). 1 Kings ch.11.A deeper reason is that God wanted the more righteous people of Judah to be influenced by the Ten Tribes as little as possible.See also:Solomon's errorsList of kingsJewish history timeline