1015 BC · AM 2989 · United Kingdom

Solomon's throne is firmly established

Adonijah's request for Abishag exposed a renewed claim to the throne, and Solomon ordered his execution. Abiathar was removed, Joab was killed at the altar, Benaiah and Zadok were appointed, and Shimei's disobedience brought judgment (1 Kings 2:13-46).

regnal dating
📖 1 Kings 2:13–15

13Now Adonijah son of Haggith went to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and she asked, “Do you come in peace?” “Yes, in peace,” he replied. 14Then he said, “I have something to tell you.” “Say it,” she answered. 15“You know that the kingship was mine,” he said. “All Israel expected that I should reign, but the kingship has turned to my brother, for it has come to him from the LORD.

Read the full chapter (BSB) →
© 2026 Jeffrey A. Jameson, BibleTimescape (bibletimescape.com). Map geometry: Natural Earth, public domain. Place coordinates: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.MediterraneanSeaSalt SeaSea of GalileeGathShunemShilohJerusalem
Map: Natural Earth (public domain) · Places: OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0)
Download map
SVG · LightSVG · Dark

Free to use and adapt with the credit included in the file (CC BY 4.0).

Sources: BradyStephenson/bible-data
View on the timeline →