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Who was King Solomon?
Solomon was a king of Israel, the son of David and Bathsheba, remembered for wisdom and for building the Temple in Jerusalem. The biblical narrative presents him as ruler of a united Israel and Judah. In The Testament of Solomon, his kingship becomes the setting for a tale about commanding demons. A child summons a spirit in his name, and Solomon questions the beings brought before him. The tale portrays extraordinary authority rather than offering a full historical biography.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat did Solomon ask God for, and why?
In the biblical account, Solomon asked God for wisdom to govern his people rather than personal rewards. His request presents kingship as a responsibility that needs understanding, not simply wealth or strength. The Testament of Solomon also treats his wisdom as a divine gift: Solomon praises God for granting it to him. That acknowledgment emphasizes gratitude and dependence. The king may command spirits within the tale, but his understanding is not presented as something he created or possesses independently of God.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat happened in Solomon's judgment over the disputed child?
In the biblical judgment, Solomon identified the child's mother through her willingness to surrender the child rather than allow it to be killed. Her concern for the child's survival revealed more than a claim to possession could reveal. This is different from the child’s story in The Testament of Solomon. There, a young servant reports his troubles to the king and later helps summon a demon. Both stories involve Solomon responding to a child, but only the disputed-child judgment concerns identifying a mother.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat was Israel like during Solomon's reign?
The biblical narrative describes Solomon ruling a united Israel and Judah, expanding administration and trade, and undertaking major building projects. These included the Temple in Jerusalem and a royal palace. The historical details and the scale of his wealth remain contested. The Testament of Solomon identifies him as David’s son and Israel’s king without describing everyday life across his kingdom. The Psalms of Solomon looks toward a future ruler descended from David, rather than describing conditions during Solomon’s own reign.
From The Testament of Solomon and The Psalms of SolomonWhat does the Wisdom of Solomon teach about death?
The Wisdom of Solomon teaches that death does not mean the righteous have been abandoned by God. Their suffering and apparent defeat are not the whole account of their lives: the book presents them as remaining in divine care, with peace and hope beyond death. The Testament of Solomon uses death differently when a ruler promises lifelong service to Solomon. That pledge concerns the duration of earthly loyalty, not an explanation of what follows death or the righteous person’s final condition.
From The Wisdom of Solomon and The Testament of SolomonHow do the Odes of Solomon describe love for God?
The Odes of Solomon describes devotion through music, joy, and rest rather than a formal definition of love. The singer holds a harp, and praise connected with divine rest continues without ending. This gives devotion an active voice while also suggesting peace. Elsewhere in the collection, the Spirit plays the human singer like an instrument, making song a response to divine inspiration. The musical imagery expresses an enduring relationship with God, but does not turn that relationship into a step-by-step argument.
From The Odes of SolomonWhat gives the singers in the Odes of Solomon their joy?
In The Odes of Solomon, the singers’ joy comes from knowing God and finding rest in that relationship. Their song resembles a river continually supplied by a generous spring, so its abundance can flow outward to others. The harp gives that continuing praise a musical shape. Joy is also associated with the faithful, rather than with wealth or public standing. The collection presents singing as the expression of a life sustained by divine presence, not merely as a performance for an audience.
From The Odes of SolomonHow does the Wisdom of Solomon say people can gain wisdom?
The Wisdom of Solomon presents wisdom as a divine gift sought through prayer and sincere seeking, not as a possession guaranteed by rank. It describes wisdom setting human lives on a sound course, teaching what pleases God, and bringing deliverance. These effects explain why the royal voice values it so highly. The Testament of Solomon makes a related acknowledgment when Solomon praises God for his understanding. In both works, wisdom depends on divine generosity rather than the king’s independent cleverness or authority.
From The Wisdom of Solomon and The Testament of SolomonHow does the boy in the Testament of Solomon act despite his fear?
In The Testament of Solomon, the boy acts despite fear by carrying out Solomon’s instructions against the demon that troubles him. He takes the ring, confronts the spirit, and summons it in the king’s name. His action follows the king’s attention to his suffering: Solomon notices the young servant and questions him with concern. The story therefore gives the boy an active part in ending his trouble. His fear remains part of the encounter, but it does not stop him from acting.
From The Testament of SolomonHow does the Wisdom of Solomon answer the claim that life is too short?
The Wisdom of Solomon separates the worth of a life from its length. A person can reach fulfillment quickly, accomplishing what might otherwise require many years. The royal voice also acknowledges human frailty and the difficulty of understanding judgment within a short lifetime. Brevity is real, but the book does not treat it as proof that goodness is pointless. Its wider teaching places the righteous in God’s care beyond death, so earthly duration is not its final measure of a person.
From The Wisdom of SolomonWhat are the three main movements of the Wisdom of Solomon?
The Wisdom of Solomon moves from the fate of the righteous and wicked to praise of wisdom, and then to Israel’s history. Its opening movement considers suffering, death, and the hope of the righteous. Its middle movement celebrates wisdom and includes a prayer in Solomon’s royal voice. Its final movement retells the past, with the Exodus at its center, to portray divine guidance and rescue. The Testament of Solomon shares the idea of wisdom as God’s gift, but tells a different story.
From The Wisdom of Solomon and The Testament of SolomonWhy does the Wisdom of Solomon let the wicked speak for themselves?
The Wisdom of Solomon gives the wicked a voice so that their reasoning can be considered before the book answers it. Their claims about life’s brevity and death help explain their conduct; their later regret reveals how mistaken that outlook proves within the story. This arrangement makes the contrast between wrongdoing and righteousness more than a simple assertion. The book also directly addresses kings as learners, connecting its literary method with its larger purpose of teaching wisdom and preventing errors in judgment.
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What qualities define Solomon's reputation?
Wisdom stands at the center of Solomon’s reputation, alongside thoughtful judgment and Temple building. In The Testament of Solomon, he credits God with giving him understanding. He also observes unfamiliar spirits, asks who they are, and responds with amazement. The tale thus portrays inquiry as part of his authority. The biblical judgment over the disputed child adds compassion to his reputation. Yet his eventual failure through idol worship means that wisdom and power do not make him immune to losing his way.
From The Testament of SolomonWhy is Solomon's story still worth reading?
Solomon’s story places wisdom, responsibility, and failure within the same life, leaving royal greatness open to moral examination. Writings associated with his name also explore what lasts beyond outward success. The Odes of Solomon gives lasting significance to faithfulness and pictures trust as steadiness amid rushing waters. The Psalms of Solomon acknowledges stubbornness while still describing divine correction. These themes give the tradition its continuing interest: understanding can coexist with failure, and correction can remain connected with hope rather than abandonment.
From The Odes of Solomon and The Psalms of SolomonWhat advice does Solomon's example offer a reader seeking guidance?
The Wisdom of Solomon presents guidance through sincerity, virtue, and clear understanding rather than royal position alone. It describes goodness as an example that remains valued even after it is gone. Seeking God is associated with an honest heart, while fear is portrayed as losing the support that reason provides. The book’s concern is the character behind judgment, not a personal solution to every difficulty. Within this tradition, Solomon’s example makes wisdom something to seek rather than something authority automatically guarantees.
From The Wisdom of SolomonWhat does Solomon regret in the Testament of Solomon?
In The Testament of Solomon, the king regrets the idol worship that leads to his downfall. His wisdom and command over demons had been gifts, but his earlier greatness does not prevent his failure. The ending turns his account into a warning about the outcome of a life rather than its impressive beginnings. Solomon’s stated purpose is connected with that final reckoning. The tale therefore remembers his achievements without allowing them to hide the loss of power and faithfulness that follows.
From The Testament of SolomonHow does Solomon's choice of wisdom put wealth in perspective?
Solomon's choice places wisdom above personal rewards because its purpose is good government rather than private advantage. The biblical account describes him asking for understanding to govern his people. In The Wisdom of Solomon, the questioning of pride and riches exposes how little possessions can finally provide when a life has gone wrong. The Testament of Solomon likewise presents wisdom as something God gives, not something wealth purchases. Together, these texts distinguish the value of wise judgment from the outward appearance of success.
From The Wisdom of Solomon and The Testament of SolomonWhat does the Wisdom of Solomon demand of rulers who judge others?
The Wisdom of Solomon demands that rulers love justice, seek wisdom, and remember that their own judgments and intentions will be examined by God. Judging others does not place them outside judgment themselves. The text connects this responsibility with remembering divine goodness and the mercy judges hope to receive. Its picture of authority therefore includes both accountability and restraint. A ruler’s power is not enough to make a decision right; judgment must answer to a moral standard beyond the ruler’s wishes.
From The Wisdom of SolomonHow do the Psalms of Solomon portray waiting for God's mercy?
The Psalms of Solomon portrays waiting for mercy as patient faithfulness rather than evidence of being forgotten. God is described as treating the faithful kindly and giving them strength that endures. Glad singing appears alongside appeals for compassion, allowing joy and need to remain together. The songs do not claim that praise immediately removes every distress. Their wider understanding joins patience with acceptance of correction and confidence in divine justice, so waiting remains part of a continuing relationship rather than simple silence or rejection.
From The Psalms of SolomonHow does the Odes of Solomon's crown of truth challenge worldly success?
In The Odes of Solomon, the crown of truth represents something more lasting than public importance or worldly rank. It is connected with living growth, pictured through branches beginning to bud, and with truth that does not pass away. The collection treats this crown as a gift marking faithfulness, not an achievement secured by force. Its contrast with worldly success is therefore a difference in value and duration. The image does not condemn every achievement; it gives enduring truth a higher place than status.
From The Odes of SolomonHow does divine correction change people in the Psalms of Solomon?
The Psalms of Solomon presents divine correction as loving discipline rather than rejection. The righteous are distinguished partly by their willingness to accept correction while continuing to depend on mercy. In that account, change means being kept from the way of sinners and remaining open to a different course. Trouble alone does not prove divine abandonment. The songs do not offer a detailed account of every person’s inner transformation; their emphasis is the relationship between correction, faithfulness, and continuing hope in divine care.
From The Psalms of SolomonWhat warning about failure does Solomon's loss of power offer?
The Testament of Solomon warns that earlier greatness does not make a ruler secure against failure. Solomon’s power is a gift, and his participation in idol worship leads to its loss. His account turns that fall into a warning rather than allowing his achievements to be the final word. The tale also includes a spirit claiming power to raise tyrants and overthrow kings. That supernatural claim adds to its picture of unstable royal strength, without replacing Solomon’s responsibility for his own downfall.
From The Testament of SolomonHow does the Wisdom of Solomon use the Exodus in its argument?
The Wisdom of Solomon uses the Exodus within its retelling of Israel’s history to show divine guidance and rescue. History becomes part of its argument that wisdom protects those who trust God, rather than merely an account of past events. Its treatment of judgment also connects the form of correction with the conduct being corrected. The Testament of Solomon mentions the Exodus differently, through a demon’s claim about Pharaoh’s resistance. That supernatural confession belongs to another tale, not to the Wisdom book’s historical argument.
From The Wisdom of Solomon and The Testament of SolomonHow do the Psalms of Solomon distinguish the righteous from sinners?
The Psalms of Solomon distinguishes the righteous from sinners through both their deeds and their different treatment by God. The righteous are not portrayed as people who never err: they can need correction for mistakes made without understanding. Yet correction is not the same as the ruin assigned to sinners. The songs describe mercy and rescue for the righteous, while those who harm them face repayment for their actions. The distinction therefore rests not simply on suffering, but on how divine judgment and mercy are understood.
From The Psalms of SolomonWhat kind of king do the Psalms of Solomon hope for?
The Psalms of Solomon hopes for a ruler descended from David who governs through justice and trust rather than weapons. His own authority remains under God’s kingship, and his strength comes from the hope he places in God. This is not a portrait of a king treating personal power as supreme. The collection joins righteous rule with dependence on divine help. Its central concern is the foundation of good kingship, rather than a detailed description of the daily workings of the future kingdom.
From The Psalms of SolomonWhy should the Odes of Solomon be read as poems rather than arguments?
The Odes of Solomon expresses faith through images, music, and wonder rather than a sequence of proofs. A harp accompanies unending praise, questions surround the making and understanding of sacred song, and people follow a mysterious letter toward its destination. These scenes carry meaning without explaining every detail. Their force comes partly from the feelings and associations they awaken. The collection is therefore poetry of praise, with images that invite reflection, rather than a systematic argument designed to settle each question in turn.
From The Odes of SolomonWhat does the image of the Spirit playing a harp mean in the Odes of Solomon?
In The Odes of Solomon, the Spirit playing a harp pictures the human singer as an instrument of divine inspiration. The song does not originate in human skill alone: the Spirit gives movement and voice to praise. Another musical scene places the harp in the singer’s hands and connects continuing song with divine rest. Together, these images describe devotion through music rather than a technical explanation. Their emphasis falls on the divine source that sustains the singer and keeps praise from falling silent.
From The Odes of SolomonHow does Solomon receive his ring in the Testament of Solomon?
In The Testament of Solomon, the archangel Michael brings Solomon a heavenly ring and seal that give him authority over demons. Solomon then lends the ring to his young servant to confront the spirit troubling him. The ring later passes through Ornias to summon Beelzeboul, extending the same authority to another encounter. Solomon also uses it to seal spirits himself. These episodes portray the ring as an effective gift from heaven, not simply an ornament or an ordinary sign of royal wealth.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat does Solomon ask each demon in the Testament of Solomon?
In The Testament of Solomon, the king repeatedly asks spirits to identify themselves, explain their origins or stars, describe their harmful activity, and disclose what defeats them. The answers name angels or other means of overcoming their power. The questioning is not always easy: a demon may resist revealing information, and Solomon calls further spirits before him. This repeated pattern turns hidden threats into beings that can be named, examined, and compelled to work. The tale presents his wisdom and authority as divine gifts.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat role does Asmodeus play in the Testament of Solomon?
Asmodeus appears in The Testament of Solomon as a fierce demon brought before the king in bonds. Solomon questions him further and demands to know which angel can overcome him. Asmodeus also possesses knowledge of future events, so his role extends beyond a display of brute danger. He becomes a captive source of information whose power has limits. Solomon’s praise of God for wisdom frames the encounter: the king’s understanding is received from above, while the demon must disclose what he knows.
From The Testament of SolomonHow did Bathsheba and Nathan help Solomon gain the throne?
In the biblical account, Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan helped Solomon gain the throne by persuading the aging David to name him king when Adonijah sought the kingship. Their intervention secured David’s choice of Solomon. The Testament of Solomon begins from a different point: it depicts Solomon already ruling, rising from his throne and acting within his palace and Temple. It does not recount Bathsheba’s and Nathan’s discussions with David or explain the succession struggle that preceded the king’s authority in that tale.
From The Testament of SolomonWhy did Adonijah's claim to the throne threaten Solomon?
Adonijah’s attempt to gain the throne threatened Solomon because it advanced another claimant to the kingship. The biblical account connects that challenge with Bathsheba and Nathan persuading David to name Solomon king. The issue was therefore who would receive royal authority, not simply a disagreement within an established reign. The Testament of Solomon depicts the outcome rather than that struggle: Solomon is already seated as ruler. Its palace setting does not explain Adonijah’s claim or provide further details about the earlier succession dispute.
From The Testament of SolomonHow does the killing of Joab complicate Solomon's image as a wise king?
Joab’s killing places Solomon’s reputation for wisdom beside the lethal violence used to secure his throne. The biblical account includes Joab among those killed in the early purge. Treating such violence as a tool of kingship was a view of the time, not a justification for it. The Wisdom of Solomon presents a wise king as sustaining his people and also stresses that a killer cannot restore a departed life. These teachings sharpen the moral tension without directly discussing Joab’s death.
From The Wisdom of SolomonHow did Hiram of Tyre support Solomon's building projects?
Hiram of Tyre supported Solomon through an alliance that brought materials and help for his building projects. The account here supports that broad contribution without detailing particular deliveries or arrangements. The Testament of Solomon tells a different kind of construction story: the king compels demons to perform heavy labor and cut marble for the Temple. Its focus is supernatural authority rather than the practical cooperation of neighboring rulers. Hiram’s assistance and the tale’s demon labor therefore belong to different explanations of Solomon’s building activity.
From The Testament of SolomonWhat was the purpose of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem?
In the biblical account, Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem as a home for Yahweh and the Ark of the Covenant. Its sacred purpose distinguished it from the royal palace he also built. The Testament of Solomon portrays craftsmen working on the building and later describes the king honoring God by adorning it beautifully. Construction and devotion are closely joined in that tale. It does not give a fuller explanation of the Ark’s place in worship, but consistently presents the Temple as dedicated to God.
From The Testament of SolomonHow did Solomon expand trade and strengthen his kingdom's administration?
Solomon is described as expanding administration, developing trade, and strengthening cavalry and chariot forces. His alliance with Hiram of Tyre also supplied assistance for large building projects. The account supports these broad developments without explaining specific trading arrangements or administrative reforms. The Testament of Solomon instead emphasizes royal peace, describing calm across the kingdom alongside the king’s adornment of the Temple. That picture expresses prosperity and successful rule within the tale, but it is not a detailed record of commerce or government organization.
From The Testament of SolomonWhich details of Solomon's reign remain historically contested?
The historical details of Solomon’s reign and the scale of his wealth remain contested. The account does not settle exactly how extensive his resources or building achievements were. The Testament of Solomon portrays a legendary form of power, with demons obeying the king and holding up a pillar. Such a scene expresses extraordinary authority within the tale rather than establishing the historical reach of his government. The distinction leaves room for Solomon’s importance as a literary figure without resolving questions about his actual reign.
From The Testament of SolomonHow did compassion reveal the true mother in Solomon's judgment?
In the biblical judgment, the true mother’s compassion appeared in her willingness to surrender the child rather than allow it to be killed. The child’s survival mattered more to her than winning possession, and Solomon recognized that difference. The Testament of Solomon offers a separate picture of compassion leading the king to question a boy about a troubling claim. Both accounts connect concern with investigation, but they are not the same episode. The disputed-child judgment specifically makes protective love the clue to the mother’s identity.
From The Testament of SolomonWhy does the Wisdom of Solomon call mercy a sign of real power?
The Wisdom of Solomon calls mercy a sign of real power by connecting God’s universal authority with just and merciful treatment. Power is presented as the foundation of righteousness, not as permission for cruelty. Because divine rule extends over everyone, mercy also reaches everyone. Strength and compassion are therefore not opposites in the book’s account. Alongside its insistence that rulers answer for their judgments, this teaching gives authority a moral measure beyond force, victory, or the ability to impose a personal will.
From The Wisdom of SolomonHow does the biblical narrative connect Solomon's foreign wives with idolatry?
The biblical narrative connects Solomon’s foreign wives and his worship of other gods with divine punishment. Its linking of foreign marriage with religious danger reflects a view of the time, not a general judgment against foreign people or women. The Testament of Solomon presents a related failure: the king initially rejects demands to worship other gods, but eventually participates in idol worship and loses his power. The warning centers on Solomon’s own departure from faithfulness despite the wisdom and authority previously granted to him.
From The Testament of Solomon“But the child, following the king's instructions, threw the ring at the demon's chest and said: ‘King Solomon calls you here.’ Then he ran off to the king.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“I Solomon said to him: ‘Beelzeboul, what is your work?’ He answered me: I destroy kings.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“The child answered the king: I beg you, O king, hear what has happened to your servant.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“But the child, following the king's instructions, threw the ring at the demon's chest and said: ‘King Solomon calls you here.’ Then he ran off to the king. The demon cried out loudly, saying: Child, why have you done this to me?”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“I asked him again: Hide nothing from me, for I am Solomon, son of David, King of Israel.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“Behold, O Lord, and raise up for them their king, the son of David, at the time you see fit, O God, that he may reign over Israel your servant.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 25“And behold, King Solomon, I and my people and all my land will serve you until death.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 16“His harp is in my hands, and the odes of His rest will not fall silent.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“His harp is in my hands, and the odes of His rest will not fall silent.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“It is enough to know and to rest, for in rest the singers take their stand — like a river fed by an abundant spring, flowing out to help all those who seek it.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“Joy belongs to the saints — and who shall wear it but they alone?”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 23“For in this way the ways of those who lived on earth were set right, and people were taught the things that please you, and were saved through wisdom.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 9“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“One day King Solomon called the boy to him and questioned him, saying: Do I not love you more than all the other craftsmen working in the Temple of God?”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“Having reached perfection in a short time, he fulfilled what would have taken a long life to complete.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 4“For I, your servant and the son of your handmaid, am a frail person, of short life, and too young to grasp the full understanding of judgment and laws.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 8“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“To you, therefore, O kings, I speak, so that you may learn wisdom and not go astray.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 5“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“And I, Solomon, seeing them, questioned them and said: ‘Who are you?’”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 5“I Solomon, on seeing and hearing them, marveled, and I asked them: ‘Who are you?’”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 10“You will never fail, and you will never be without fruit, for a single hour of your faithfulness is worth days and years.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 4“And though we have stiffened our necks, you are still our chastener.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 12“For the rivers are swifter than lightning and more rapid still, and those who cross them in faith are not shaken.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 39“When virtue is present, people look to it as an example; when it is gone, they long for it.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 3“Think of the Lord with goodness, and seek him with sincerity of heart.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 1“For fear is nothing other than the abandonment of the help that reason offers.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 17“This is why I have written out this Testament — so that those who come to possess it may take pity, and fix their minds on the last things rather than the first, and so find grace for ever and ever.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“What good did our pride do us? What benefit did we gain from our wealth and our boasting?”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 4“And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“So while you discipline us, you scourge our enemies a thousand times more, so that when we judge others, we may think carefully on your goodness, and when we ourselves are judged, we may look for mercy.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 12“For the Lord is good to those who call upon him in patience, acting in mercy toward his faithful ones and establishing them always before him in strength.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 3“Sing out and be wakeful in his honor, for a psalm sung to God from a glad heart is a good thing.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 5“Turn your mercy upon us, O God, and have pity on us.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 12“They wove for me a crown of truth, and it caused your branches to bud in me.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 1“Truth is an everlasting crown, forever. Blessed are they who set it on their heads.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 9“Likewise the fifth said: I am Power. By power I raise up tyrants and pull down kings.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 5“Therefore, as though they were children without the use of reason, you sent upon them a judgment that mocked them.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 12“He answered, When the sons of Israel made their exodus, I hardened the heart of Pharaoh.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“He will distinguish between the righteous and the sinner, repaying sinners forever according to their deeds, and showing mercy to the righteous, delivering them from the affliction the sinner brings, and repaying the sinner for what he has done to the righteous.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 3“The righteous is chastened in secret, so that the sinner may not rejoice over him.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 19“For the chastening of the righteous for sins done in ignorance is not the same as the overthrow of sinners.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 19“The Lord himself is his king, and his strength is the hope he places in God.”
The Psalms of Solomon, Chapter 26“His harp is in my hands, and the odes of His rest will not fall silent.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“Who can write the psalms of the Lord, or who can read them?”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“Those who saw it followed the letter, wanting to know where it would come to rest, who would read it, and who would hear it.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 23“His harp is in my hands, and the odes of His rest will not fall silent.”
The Odes of Solomon, Chapter 26“The next morning I called the boy, gave him the ring, and said to him: Take this, and at the hour when the demon comes to you, throw this ring at his chest and say to him: 'In the name of God, King Solomon calls you here.'”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“So Ornias took the finger-ring and went off to Beelzeboul, who holds kingship over the demons. He said to him: ‘Solomon calls for you.’”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 2“I, Solomon, sent my servant and found everything to be exactly as the demon had told me. I sealed him with my ring and praised the Lord God.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 7“And he answered me: Do not ask me, for you cannot learn it from me.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 4“The demon groaned terribly and did the work I ordered him to do. I did this because that fierce demon Asmodeus had knowledge even of the future. And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“And I, Solomon, praised God and commanded another demon to present himself to me.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 4“I did this because that fierce demon Asmodeus had knowledge even of the future. And I Solomon glorified God, who gave wisdom to me, his servant Solomon.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“At once I bade another demon to be led to me, and instantly there approached me the demon Asmodeus, bound.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“I adjured him by the name of the Lord Sabaoth, saying: ‘Fear God, Asmodeus, and tell me by what angel you are thwarted.’”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 3“When Solomon heard this, he rose from his throne and went out into the vestibule of his palace courtyard.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“When Solomon heard this, he rose from his throne and went out into the vestibule of his palace courtyard.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world, and a wise king is the upholding of his people.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 6“A man may kill through his wickedness, but the spirit once departed does not return, and the soul that has been received up comes back no more.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 16“And I, Solomon, having heard this and having invoked that angel, condemned the demon to saw marble for the building of the Temple of God.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 8“Some of these demons I condemned to do the heavy work of building the Temple of God.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 14“Now when the Temple in the city of Jerusalem was being built and the craftsmen were at their work, the demon Ornias came among them toward sunset.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 1“And I, Solomon, glorified God and adorned the Temple of the Lord with every beautiful thing.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“And I, Solomon, glorified God and adorned the Temple of the Lord with every beautiful thing. I was glad in spirit throughout my kingdom, and there was peace in my days.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“And there was peace throughout my kingdom and over all the earth.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 16“When I, Solomon, had heard all this, I glorified God and commanded the demons to obey me and to remain holding up the pillar.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“When I heard this I felt compassion as I looked upon his age, and I ordered the boy to be brought before me. When he came I asked him whether it was true.”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 15“Your power is the foundation of righteousness, and because you are Lord of all, you show mercy to all.”
The Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 12“I said to them, ‘I will not worship a foreign god. What kind of demand is this, that you try to compel me to do such a thing?’”
The Testament of Solomon, Chapter 18“When I made clear that I would under no circumstances worship foreign gods, they told the maiden not to sleep with me until I had complied and sacrificed to their gods.”
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