A light emitting device comprising: a plurality of solid-state light emitting elements; a board that is assembled with the solid-state light emitting elements in an array; and a light distribution adjusting member that adjusts light distribution of light emitted from the solid-state light emitting elements, wherein the light distribution adjusting member is provided with being shared by at least two or more solid-state light emitting elements among the solid-state light emitting elements arranged in an array, and has: a containing part that contains the, solid-state light emitting elements; a concavely curved surface part that is provided above light lead-out surfaces of the solid-state light emitting elements and also immediately above the solid-state light emitting elements; and a pair of convexly curved surface part that are provided on both sides of the concavely curved surface part and smoothly continuous with the concavely curved surface part in terms of surface; the light lead-out surfaces of the solid-state light emitting elements are covered by a transparent resin, characterized in that the transparent resin is configured as a wavelength converting member with containing a phosphor, wherein the wavelength converting member is formed so as to have, in a vertical cross-sectional view orthogonal to a longer direction of the light distribution adjusting member, an upward thickness that is thicker than a thickness in a lateral direction of the solid-state light emitting elements, and wherein the wavelength converting member is formed in a vertically-long convex shape in the vertical cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longer direction of the light distribution adjusting member. a plurality of solid-state light emitting elements; a board that is assembled with the solid-state light emitting elements in an array; and a light distribution adjusting member that adjusts light distribution of light emitted from the solid-state light emitting elements, wherein the light distribution adjusting member is provided with being shared by at least two or more solid-state light emitting elements among the solid-state light emitting elements arranged in an array, and has: a containing part that contains the, solid-state light emitting elements; a concavely curved surface part that is provided above light lead-out surfaces of the solid-state light emitting elements and also immediately above the solid-state light emitting elements; and a pair of convexly curved surface part that are provided on both sides of the concavely curved surface part and smoothly continuous with the concavely curved surface part in terms of surface; a containing part that contains the, solid-state light emitting elements; a concavely curved surface part that is provided above light lead-out surfaces of the solid-state light emitting elements and also immediately above the solid-state light emitting elements; and a pair of convexly curved surface part that are provided on both sides of the concavely curved surface part and smoothly continuous with the concavely curved surface part in terms of surface; the light lead-out surfaces of the solid-state light emitting elements are covered by a transparent resin, characterized in that the transparent resin is configured as a wavelength converting member with containing a phosphor, wherein the wavelength converting member is formed so as to have, in a vertical cross-sectional view orthogonal to a longer direction of the light distribution adjusting member, an upward thickness that is thicker than a thickness in a lateral direction of the solid-state light emitting elements, and wherein the wavelength converting member is formed in a vertically-long convex shape in the vertical cross-sectional view orthogonal to the longer direction of the light distribution adjusting member.