Solomon in the Bible — the Hebrew name and what it means
שְׁלֹמֹה
The king who asked for a hearing heart — builder of the house, wisest of men.
Also called
Shlomo שְׁלֹמֹה — from shalom, “peace”
Jedidiah יְדִידְיָהּ — “beloved of YAH” — the name Nathan brought (2Sam 12:25)
The moments that made Solomon
1Kgs 1:39Anointed king at Gihon
1Kgs 3:9“Give thy servant an understanding heart”
1Kgs 3:25The sword, and the true mother known
1Kgs 6:1He begins to build the house of the LORD
1Kgs 8:10The glory fills the house
1Kgs 10:7The queen of Sheba — “the half was not told me”
1Kgs 11:4His heart turned away in old age
Matt 12:42“A greater than Solomon is here”
How often the name appears
Solomon is named 263 times in the Hebrew Scriptures and 10 times in the New Testament.
Every mention — Hebrew Scriptures
2Sam 5:142Sam 12:241Kgs 1:101Kgs 1:111Kgs 1:121Kgs 1:131Kgs 1:171Kgs 1:191Kgs 1:211Kgs 1:261Kgs 1:301Kgs 1:331Kgs 1:341Kgs 1:371Kgs 1:381Kgs 1:391Kgs 1:431Kgs 1:461Kgs 1:471Kgs 1:501Kgs 1:511Kgs 1:521Kgs 1:531Kgs 2:11Kgs 2:121Kgs 2:131Kgs 2:171Kgs 2:191Kgs 2:221Kgs 2:231Kgs 2:251Kgs 2:271Kgs 2:291Kgs 2:411Kgs 2:451Kgs 2:461Kgs 3:11Kgs 3:31Kgs 3:41Kgs 3:51Kgs 3:61Kgs 3:101Kgs 3:151Kgs 4:11Kgs 4:71Kgs 4:111Kgs 4:151Kgs 5:11Kgs 5:21Kgs 5:51Kgs 5:61Kgs 5:71Kgs 5:91Kgs 5:101Kgs 5:141Kgs 5:151Kgs 5:161Kgs 5:211Kgs 5:221Kgs 5:241Kgs 5:251Kgs 5:261Kgs 5:271Kgs 5:291Kgs 5:301Kgs 5:321Kgs 6:11Kgs 6:21Kgs 6:111Kgs 6:141Kgs 6:211Kgs 7:11Kgs 7:81Kgs 7:131Kgs 7:141Kgs 7:401Kgs 7:451Kgs 7:471Kgs 7:481Kgs 7:51+40 more in the app
Every mention — New Testament
Matt 1:6Matt 1:7Matt 6:29Matt 12:42Luke 11:31Luke 12:27John 10:23Acts 3:11Acts 5:12Acts 7:47