Question: where is king solomon mentioned in the bible
Answer: Solomon ( / ˈsɒləmən / ; Hebrew : שְׁלֹמֹה , Modern Shlomo , Tiberian Šəlōmō ISO 259 - 3 Šlomo ; Syriac : ܫܠܝܡܘܢ ‎ Shlemun ; Arabic : سُليمان ‎ ‎ Sulaymān , also colloquially : Silimān or Slemān ; Greek : Σολομών Solomōn ; Latin : Salomon ) , also called Jedidiah ( Hebrew יְדִידְיָהּ ‎ ) , was , according to the Hebrew Bible ( Book of Kings : 1 Kings 1 -- 11 ; Book of Chronicles : 1 Chronicles 28 -- 29 , 2 Chronicles 1 -- 9 ) , Quran , hadith and Hidden Words , a fabulously wealthy and wise king of Israel who succeeded his father , King David .