This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements and timeline. The Lord loved him, 25 and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord. The son of King David and Bathsheba, Solomon (in Hebrew, Shlomo) ruled Israel from about 960 to 922 B.C. A. David Comforting Bath-sheba His Wife, and She Bearing a Son. 24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba; he went and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named him Solomon. The eighth chapter of 2 Chronicles recounts Solomon’s successful military operations in Syria. David now penned the 51st Psalm, in which, though he had been assured that his sin was pardoned, he prays earnestly for pardon, and greatly laments his sin. David comforted Bath-sheba his wife. King Solomon was the third king of the United Monarchy and the son of David, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel, and an ancestor of Jesus. King Solomon “excelled all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom” according to the Bible. His aim … 2 Samuel 12:24-25 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) The Birth of Solomon. More probably there was a long interval of time, and son after son was born, with little increase of happiness to the family polluted by Amnon's sin and troubled by its miserable consequences. He was willing to bear the shame of it, to have it ever before him, to be continually upbraided with it. - He called his name Solomon. In verses 24 and 25 we have a word regarding the birth of Solomon. In addition to infantry, he had at his disposal impressive chariotry and cavalry. Verse 24. THE BIRTH OF SOLOMON. The birth of Solomon. Solomon also reinforced his position through military strength. and built a magnificent temple in Jerusalem which housed the Ark of the Covenant.Solomon reportedly had hundreds of wives and concubines, including the daughter of the pharaoh of Egypt. She bore him a son, and he called his name Solomon, which means "peaceful" (v. 24a). It is rashly assumed that Solomon's birth followed next in order after that of the deceased child.