The scriptural accounts identify Solomon as the son of [[David]]. He is also called [[Jedidiah]] in the [[Tanakh]] (Old Testament), and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following the split his patrilineal descendants ruled over [[Judah]] alone. | The scriptural accounts identify Solomon as the son of [[David]]. He is also called [[Jedidiah]] in the [[Tanakh]] (Old Testament), and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before the northern Kingdom of Israel and the southern Kingdom of Judah split; following the split his patrilineal descendants ruled over [[Judah]] alone. |