1002/1001 BC
Complete person record
Solomon
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Solomon.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 2922–2962
Reference under review · 962/961 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
Follow Solomon in the counted years
Open the exact row in the detailed spreadsheet, with KJV Scripture, Jasher kept separate, research notes, and the counted ages or reigns.
Reference library
Look up Solomon in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Solomon →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Solomon →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Solomon →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Solomon →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
Find Solomon →Dated record
Events involving Solomon
Creation year 29221002/1001 BC
Solomon is made king
Solomon is publicly anointed during David’s final days.
1 Kings 1:39 · KJV
“And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And all the people said, God save king Solomon.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2922 in the Original Timeline →This event follows the succession account in 1 Kings 1.
Read the linked source ↗Creation year 2925999/998 BC
Solomon begins the temple
The temple begins in Solomon’s fourth year, a key chronological anchor.
1 Kings 6:1 · KJV
“And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign, that he began to build the house of the LORD.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2925 in the Original Timeline →The date is supplied directly by 1 Kings 6:1.
Read the linked source ↗Creation year 2932992/991 BC
Solomon finishes the temple
Seven years after the foundation, the temple is completed.
1 Kings 6:37–38 · KJV
“In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid. And in the eleventh year was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof: so was he seven years in building it.”
KJV chronology
Open Creation year 2932 in the Original Timeline →The construction span is stated in 1 Kings 6:37–38.
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