The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-08
SoLoMoN'S TEMPLE.

the graudest Of the Oriental kings.
| Amid the evils which attended the lat.
| ter days OF David, Solomon grew up
His interests were protected by his
mother BaJhsheba; HIS education was
directed by the prophet Nathan. He
was ten years old when Absalom re.
belied. He ascended the throne during
the lifetime OF his father, and with his
consent, at the age OF tWenty-One, aided
by the c2bals OF his mother, and the
nigh priest, and the most valiant of the
| captains of Israel, at great political
crisis when rebellion had undermined
the authority oil David, and Adoniiah
sought to steal the scepter. The Kingdom
of solomon was at that time The most
powerful in Western Asia. 1t was the
| lruit Of the cOuqueStS OF Saul, David,
| AbAer and JUaD. Solomon entered upon
his inheritance 1,Ol5 years before Chris
and at the time Homer wrote his I'M
mortal Epics, and 400 years before the
| Persian empire was founded by Cyrus.
Palestine was populous country, whose
| hills waved with luxurious oaks-a
land aboundlng in figs and olives, sup
| porting population OF several millions,
and presenting marked contrast to its
present ISOLATION. Its cities were en-
rIched witH the spoilS of neigh boring
| WV '1N', " 1'' " N'-e' wv 11''NN'
| with vast acCumulatiOns OF gold and
| silver. The Kingdom extended from AS
| syr1a on the north to the EuphrateS Oh
the east and Egypt on the south From
| Arabia and lnula they received spices
and costly gums. Iadmore was built
for a AaltIng pace for caravans on NE
| way 10 DaoE Ion. solomon uaa 4O, WV
horses ana II Voo claf'oIs; ne hau ~
| yves anu oOO cohcuOAneS' MS mag nm
cence was very great, So that all Israel
| reJolceu III lIln, "neh 10 MS royal state
auu manly DtduI9 was auueu Il leputd-
| llon for transcendent wisdom.
| Ihe hl"S IelSneu lot ioiS peilod Ill
IJustct ana equity HIth'uV any Striking
,tulte; wise anu DGheVOlenl Prince
whom tue people adofed, not only lor
| certain ATTRACTIONS anu royal grace5, Dut
a,so tor VlrLu0us deeds ana great at.
tainlnents. But even this eXtraordi.
nary man, VINO feared GOD and kept
HIS comhiahdMehts, was not Tree from
great mistakes. lie early married an
| Egyptian princess; whether ne WAS won
| b! personal lasclhalloh, OF married her
from cohSluefaIiohS ot state pollcy, the
| blple ooes ho' say ~" Ihe one hahd,
| ny Lnls SFdhu alhahce peace was Sc
cured Win E5' pt, me most venerable
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