Tour · c. 970 BC

Solomon

Gihon 1 Kgs 1:38–39
At Gihon Zadok anoints Solomon, and all the people say: "God save king Solomon."
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Gibeon 1 Kgs 3:4–15 · ≈ 10 km in a straight line
At Gibeon the Lord appears to him in a dream, and he asks for an understanding heart.
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Tyre 1 Kgs 5:1–12 · ≈ 160 km in a straight line
Hiram king of Tyre sends cedar for the Temple, and the two make a treaty.
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Jerusalem 1 Kgs 6:1–8:11 · ≈ 165 km in a straight line
In his fourth year he begins the Temple; at its dedication the cloud fills the house of the Lord.
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Megiddo 1 Kgs 9:15 · ≈ 90 km in a straight line
With the levy he raises he builds the wall of Jerusalem, Hazor, Megiddo and Gezer.
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Ezion-geber 1 Kgs 9:26–28 · ≈ 350 km in a straight line
At Ezion-geber on the Red Sea he builds ships, and his servants and Hiram's sailors bring gold from Ophir.
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Sheba 1 Kgs 10:1–13 · ≈ 1,840 km in a straight line
The queen of Sheba hears of his fame and comes to test him with hard questions.
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Jerusalem 1 Kgs 11:42–43 · ≈ 2,040 km in a straight line
After forty years' reign in Jerusalem Solomon dies and is buried in the city of David.
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