Solomon’s father was King David. David had murdered the first husband of Solomon’s mother just to cover up the fact that he had gotten her pregnant during an affair, a horrible sin made worse by the fact Bathsheba’s husband was a prized warrior away fighting for David. God punished David by allowing that baby to die at birth.
Although it isn’t perfectly clear, it is possible that Bathsheba was the last of David’s eight wives; Solomon was the oldest of her living children and tenth of David’s living sons. Solomon was part of the deadly competition to become David’s successor. Through Bathsheba’s persuasion, David chose Solomon as his successor, and elevated Solomon to kingship before he died.
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