After the death of King David, and then with the help of Mother Bathsheba, Solomon ascended to the throne between the ages of 12 and 20. He ruled for approximately 40 years between 970 and 931 BC.

'The Bible speaks of Ophir,' he said, 'a great golden treasure, hidden, but waiting to be dug up. A little hard work, a little sweat, and we'd all be rich like they are in America.

Thanks for joining our Part 2, “What you should know about King Solomon.” (Much, it turns out.) So, we will extend this wisdom into Part 3 next week. If you happened to miss last week’s Part ...