Talk:Solomon
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Given name
Since the Hebrew name is given, shouldn't the Arabic Suleiman also be mentioned? -- Chris Q
- Certainly. Please feel free to add it, along with what Suleiman means in Arabic if you know. Edit boldly! :-) Wesley
OK - I am pretty sure it is "Peaceful" in Arabic also
Disambig
I'm not sure of the best way to disambiguate this page. Solomon is also the name of a famous British pianist. User:David Martland
Birth of Solomon
How could Solomon be born 1035 BCE, be King 965 BCE and assume the throne at 16 or 18 years of age?
Solomon's decline
I'm new here so I'm a little hesitant to just edit this myself. But I believe the statement that Solomon's decline was blamed on his polygamy and wealth is not accurate.
As far as polygamy - The Hebrew Bible does not discourage polygamy in any way, and many of the greatest men of the Bible had multiple wives (Abaraham, Jacob, Moses, David). Specific to Solomon, it's not the fact that he had multiple wives that is the problem, it's the fact that the wives were foreign.
"King Solomon loved many foreign women: not only Pharaoh’s daughter but Moabites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites, from those peoples of whom Yahweh had said to the Israelites, ‘You are not to go among them nor they among you, or they will be sure to sway your hearts to their own gods.’ But Solomon was deeply attached to them." - 1 Kings 11:1-2
It's not even clear that his marriages are actually what led God to get angry with Solomon - ultimately it's the fact that Solomon followed the gods of his wives and built shrines and whatnot to them.
As far as the wealth - I'm not sure where this is coming from at all. Solomon's wealth is portrayed in the Bible as a blessing from God, not as a source of Solomon's downfall.
Basically I think the concepts that polygamy and wealth are bad things on Solomon's part reflect more modern Christian points of view that developed much much later rather than simply reading what the Bible itself says about it. Leftfist 16:33, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
The {} sign/s
One or more of the sign/s: {{NPOV}}{{expansion}}{{Cleanup}} placed on this page without any discussion, explanation or reasoning have been removed pending further discussion. (The category Category:Bible stories is now up for a vote for deletion at Wikipedia:Categories for deletion#Category:Bible stories) Thank you. IZAK 08:37, 18 Nov 2004 (UTC)
In the Bible"
"In the Bible, the prophet Nathan informs David..." This is like saying "In the Library I read that..." Can we get some references to actual books? --Wetman 04:56, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- I've reverted the latest changes; aside from many other issues with it, the phrase "According to some modern apologetic interpretations of Jewish law" was a bit much. Jayjg (talk) 15:27, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- mmm, yes indeed. The references to actual passages in the books would still improve this article. --Wetman 19:59, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- So, "a bit much" means that a complete reversion of my edit was warranted? I Removed the problem paragraph as it was not directly related to Solomon. Perhaps the comment about loophole belongs at the Uriah the Hittite --GoodOlDude
Disambig 2
I put up a Disambig page, see Solomon (Disambiguation). I did not include all pages that have the name solomon in it, for their seems to be over two dozon pages. Feel free to put up some more links. :)
- And I deleted it. Please read the rule about disambiguation pages: they are for things known as solomon, not for things part of which name contains the word "solomon". See an example how to do this: Solomon Grundy (disambiguation). mikka (t) 02:31, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- The first rule about Disabiguation Pages is that they be of assistance to the Wikipedia reader, a point that is sometimes overlooked. --Wetman 03:09, 3 Jun 2005 (UTC)