for david, this is a way of atoning to her for what he did. he took her husband away, but now he s going to make her the queen mother. her son is going to rule over israel. after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c., and solomon takes his place. if you want to talk about a coldhearted, calculating, manipulative, hard-nosed individual, look no farther than solomon. solomon doesn t have david s charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear from all of the accounts. he doesn t have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer force of personality. so you see political shrewdness, but unfortunately not a lot of personal integrity in solomon. king solomon was a very spoiled kid who grew up in the court of power and wealth, who
israel. after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c., and solomon takes his place. if you want to talk about a coldhearted, calculating, manipulative, hard-nosed individual, look no farther than solomon. solomon doesn t have david s charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear from all of the accounts. he doesn t have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer force of personality. so you see political shrewdness, but unfortunately not a lot of personal integrity in solomon. king solomon was a very spoiled kid who grew up in the court of power and wealth, who was so consumed with his aura as king that he essentially tried to exploit it to his advantage. and he has to somehow make
personality. so you see political shrewdness, but unfortunately not a lot of personal integrity in solomon. king solomon was a very spoiled kid who grew up in a court of power and wealth, who was so consumed with his order as king that he tried to exploit it to his advantage. and he has to somehow make sure that he holds on to power. instead of doing what david would have done and making people love him, he does what any other ancient near eastern dictator would do, and he carries out a palace purge. he kills all the princes, all the brothers, all the guards, all the courtiers who served other people, and he brings in his own people. a bit like an american president arriving in office except with murder added.