King Solomon honored the commitment by his father king david to?

Answer 1

David was a fierce fighter on the battlefield who showed endurance under hardships, a leader and commander strong and unwavering in courage.

The name Solomon comes from a root meaning "peace." King Solomon ruled from Jerusalem, the name of which means "Possession of Twofold Peace." His 40-year reign was marked by unprecedented peace in the nation of Israel. (1 Kings 4:25) He was also a very active king. He organized a nationwide construction program, overseeing the building of palaces, roads, waterworks, storage cities, chariot cities, and cities for the horsemen. (1 Kings 9:17-19) The entire kingdom benefited from his building works.

• Answer 2
  

David:
1) King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms and gave it to us in its present form (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b).
2) King David was the one who finally succeeded in subduing all of the surrounding nations.
3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple.
4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple.
5) He amassed vast amounts of material and precious metals for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).
6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).
7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).
8) He was without peer in clarifying and applying the halakhot (laws) of the Oral Tradition (Talmud, Sanhedrin 93b).
9) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).

• Solomon

1) King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
2) Through his vast God-given wisdom (1 Kings ch.3), he spoke and taught about God's creations, influencing many nations (at least temporarily) to recognize the wisdom of God.
During Solomon's time, the Israelites enjoyed unequaled prosperity (1 Kings 4:20).
3) King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes (Kohellet), Proverbs, and Song of Songs.

Answer 2

The Bible says David and Solomon were kings during the tenth century BCE, ruling a huge empire that stretched from Judah north through Israel to Galilee and even into Syria. On the other hand, modern scholars say they appear to have only been local warlords based around Jerusalem, and that there is no evidence that their rule extended to the northern kingdom of Israel. The Jewish people needed a glorious past, with both great and wise rulers, so David and Solomon became part of that past.
In the Book of Samuel, David was chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to be King Saul's successor. The reason David was accepted as king was his defeat in single combat of the Philistine giant Goliath. It seems that the slaying of Goliath was so improbable that the Book of Chronicles, which was a later rewrite of the Deuteronomic History, does not even mention it.

King David is said to have inflicted many great defeats on the Philistines (1 Samuel 18-Samuel 23), although he never actually occupied their territory, which included the rich coastal plains and foothills from the Egyptian border to about as far north as present-day Tel Aviv. David is not credited in the Bible with occupying the Negev, but he is portrayed as creating a great and prosperous empire by conquering lands far to the north and east of Israel.
The defining legend of Solomon was his great wisdom, gifted to him by God. If there ever was a King Solomon, the Bible says that he was the wisest of kings. Finding specific biblical examples of his wisdom proves difficult. In fact, the story of the two mothers is the only biblical account that purports to show Solomon's wisdom. Although not actually a wise ruler on the biblical evidence, he was a wise ruler in tradition.

In spite of the gift of wisdom from God, the Bible says Solomon lived a life of gross self-indulgence, which can only have been at the expense of his subjects. 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. Biblical tradition also credits King Solomon with building the temple, although many historians consider this an unlikely legend.

To support the tradition of David and Solomon as great kings, most of the Psalms were eventually attributed to the two kings, along with the Books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, although scholars can readily prove that they were actually compiled after the Babylonian Exile.

Answer 3

Any of the numerous kings that "did what was right in God's eyes" (1 Kings 3:3, 15:5, 15:11, 22:43; 2 Kings 10:30, 12:3, 14:3, 15:3, 15:34, 18:3, 22:2) - was a great king. But among these righteous ones, David and Solomon stand out. David

1) King David authored/compiled the book of Psalms and gave it to us in its present form (Talmud, Bava Batra 14b). The Psalms (Tehillim), which we might call the soul of the Jewish people, express the yearning of King David and of the entire nation to be close to God. They are one of the foundations of our prayerbook to this day.
2) King David was the one who finally succeeded in subduing all of the surrounding nations (see 2 Samuel ch.8 and ch.10) plus the entire territory of Israel, something which no one else did previously or subsequently. He succeeded in all his endeavors (1 Samuel 16:18).

3) He secured from the prophet Nathan a promise from God that his (David's) son Solomon would build the Holy Temple (2 Samuel ch.7). The First Temple is actually considered the accomplishment of David himself (Rashi commentary, Berakhot 18a), since it existed in his merit (Sefer Torat Chaim, commenting on Talmud, Shabbat 30a).

4) He set the blueprints, with Divine inspiration, for the Holy Temple (1 Chronicles 28:19). Together with the prophet Samuel, he located the spot where the Temple would be built (Talmud, Zevachim 54b); and he dug the foundations for the Temple (Talmud, Sukkah 53a).

5) He amassed vast amounts of material and precious metals for the construction of the Temple (1 Chronicles ch.29).

6) Together with Samuel, he instituted the 24 groupings of families of Kohanim and Levites (Talmud, Taanit 27a).

7) He served God all the days of his life (1 Kings 11:38); and God was with him (1 Samuel 16:18).

8) He was without peer in clarifying and applying the halakhot (laws) of the Oral Tradition (Talmud, Sanhedrin 93b).

9) King David serves as the archetype of the effectiveness of repentance (Talmud, Avodah Zarah 4b).

Solomon

1) King Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem.
2) Through his vast God-given wisdom, he spoke and taught about God's creations, influencing many nations (at least temporarily) to recognize the wisdom of God. This is similar to the practice of Abraham(Genesis 21:33) and is what is meant by "And he [Solomon] spoke of the trees, from the cedars of Lebanon to the hyssop that grows on the wall; and he spoke of the animals, the birds, the insects, and the fishes. And people came from all nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, who had heard of his wisdom" (1 Kings 5:13-14).

3) King Solomon wrote Ecclesiastes (Kohellet), Proverbs, and Song of Songs.

See also the Related Links.

Link: Why didn't David kill Saul?

Link: About the Psalms

Link: About Solomon's errors

Answer 4

Build the Temple in Jerusalem (1 kings ch.6-8).

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More about King David

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Answer 5

the building of the Temple which his father, King David, had dreamt about

Answer 6

David defeated all the enemies surrounding Israel. Solomon appreciated the wisdom of the warrior.

Answer 7

Yes indeed! In the fourth year of his reign, in the second month of the year (the month Ziv [April-May]), in 1034 B.C.E., Solomon began to build the house of God on Mount Moriah. (1Kings 6:1)