1015 BC · United Kingdom

Death of David; Solomon enthroned

David assembled Israel's leaders, charged Solomon to build the temple, and died after forty years' reign (1 Chronicles 28-29; 1 Kings 2:10-12). The Ussher record places the assembly and succession at 1015 BC.

📖 1 Kgs 1:28

28Then King David said, “Call in Bathsheba for me.” So she came into the king’s presence and stood before him.

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Sources: Ussher, Annals of the World (dataset)
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