... for. Eventually, after much outrage by the other sons of David, Solomon was anointed as the new King of Israel. Solomon as a king was unlike his father. He was not a warrior, as he had no reason to be. His job was not to increase the size of the empire or to defend it from enemies but meerly to hold it together ... empire. Although David's task had been to expand the empire, Solomon looked toward achieving the most with what was already available, through economic means. Although his reign was not entirely peaceful, Solomon conducted no serious military operations that we know of. He ne...

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