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How and where did Solomon Die /

How and where did Solomon Die
The records in the Old Testamen mt mereI,
siste that he died and was buried with his
faihers. But HOW dad he dei-and WHERE i,
The eleventh chapter and fUrly-third verse
Of Kings reads thus:
"And Solomon slept with his fathers, and
was buried in the city Of David his father. .
The ihiriy-fra verse 0. the ninth ch, D
Ter Of CHRONICLES. says the sane IN almo .,
the same words. No particulars Of his last
illness are riven. no statement ss 10 The inn.
mediate CAUSE Of hs death is made. and we
know not whether he died Of old age, or Of
lingering ssd wsstisg disease - we only
know that he died and wa. buried. There
MAY have been record Of the man ner an "a
place Of his death, Tor we are told in The
ia'y- -6sss chapter of Kings. that . the res,
q the acts o. Solomon, and oil that he did. II
are recorded IN "the book OF the acts 81
solomon" And in shs tive en,y-ninth verse
Of the ninth chapter Oi 81 Chronicles We
find the ftlIowina:
Now The rest Of che acts Of Solomon.
FIRST and Last. are shey nor written in rHE
BOOK - NATHAN -xE PROPHET. and in ,hs Il
prophecy 0i Ahijah the S,aivaite. md n.
me visions of idlo the seer sQsinst Jerv Il
eosm the 500 Of Nebsti"
We have no kn,.wlcdee OF the subiecs
n's'~r Of 'his book Of Nathan, the purport
q Ahjah's prophecy. o. Tdao's visions.
s''s what is given Ia the verse above ouo- \
'td' those writings having probably been de-
s''oyed Ia the Jewish wars. The Jewish
N'ebins. however. have strange legend OIL J,
'ae latter dsys Of tho wise king. We have ).
s'sly seen mes.icsi version Of Il, which
~eappend below. II was written bv III
rising English pocs. NJ. OwEx MrREprH
who acknowledges his indebtedness Tor the
sArrER The poem, to his friend. the some =
w" celebrated R'sERr BRowstxc, We :,
proceed 10 quote Il entire:
King solomon stood in his crown or pold :,
between the pillars: be.ore the altar II
10 The stonse u The Lord. Aud the kim y
was old 81
80 that he leand on his ebony stsf- !,
0e''o win the seal Of the Pentegrsph, 4
Az Of the golden reitcd work. III.
without mud within 90 rich nd 90 rare.
- higs % the nest vf the building stork. -
Those pillars OF cedar were:
y Mfought up 10 the hrsxsn che piters
y The SidOnisa sri6cesG g
ND The King ssocd . csrvsn King. q
ise csrven redar beams below. :.
. h's purple robe. with bic signet RIM.
"as nss Isard % white - snow, :"
10 has face to the Oracle. where the HYMN
re- undes the wing Of he Cherubim. bs
ne wings fold over the Oracle. -
. and cover the hsart and the eyes Of Cad. ~
ns spouse with pome2rsnate. lily and bell. o.
- glosi'us in her abode, ID,
With gold Of Ophir and wi,h scent Of b.
''' .lsA purple of Tyre the King clo,h'd - !.
col
y ne soul Of each slumbrous instrument a,
y, Inv son throsgh the musical misty air, ~.
y suesm o. the folk that came and went,
!, ~ worship aad prasse. and prayer, we
u"u 70 End fro, and up and down, SCI
''a round she King 10 his golden crown.
'aa y came % pass. @ the king stood there. Tn
"nu .ook'a On the house ne rad built Ito
!. with pride,
nM the hsnd Of the Lord came unaware. -
aad touchd him; 90 that he died. Fr'
y y. purple robe, With HE signet ring, tril
him king III
- we stfesu of the folk that came and or
sps