What was King Solomon's Temple built for?

Answer 1

Jerusalem was a great temple, which he built to glorify God.
He built it in keeping with the verses in Deuteronomy ch.12, in order to sanctify God's name.
G-d instructed him to build it.
King Solomon was a righteous man who understood the principle of building Temples. He knew the importance of the sacred ordinances that are only performed in such an edifice.

These holy sanctuaries wherein sacred ordinances, rites and ceremonies are performed which pertain to salvation and exaltation in the kingdom of God.

Answer 2

AnswerWhether the first Temple in Jerusalem was actually built by King Solomon, or merely attributed to him centuries later, the biblical account indicates that it was used for the worship of many gods, including the present Abrahamic God.

The Temple even had horses and chariots that were dedicated for the sun god, until they were removed from the Temple by King Josiah as inimical to monotheism (2 Kings 23:11).

Answer 3

To house the Ark of the Covenant, to be a place where offerings were made to God, to be a place of prayer, and a place to come and be imbued with awareness of God whose presence dwelt there and for whom it was built. The fundamental purpose of the Temple was to glorify the name of God.See also:

http://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/the-sacrifices-in-the-temple

Answer 4

because in II Samuel God told David that a temple was to be built, but he was not the one to do it. His son Solomon would.

Answer 5

The Lord's temple, the Great Temple of Jerusalem.