shelomo · Solomon

What it means

shelomo (שְׁלֹמֹה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Solomon”.

Son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×2
• 1 Kings×158
• 2 Kings×4
• 1 Chronicles×24
• 2 Chronicles×85
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×5
• Psalms×2
• Proverbs×3
• Song of Songs×7
• Jeremiah×1

• 2 Samuel 5:14

  These are the names of those born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

• 2 Samuel 12:24

  David comforted Bathsheba his wife; and he went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And YHWH loved him,

• 1 Kings 1:10

  But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother he did not invite.

• 1 Kings 1:11

  Then Nathan said to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon, saying, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith reigns, and our lord David does not know it?

• 1 Kings 1:12

  So now come, please let me give you advice, and save your life and the life of your son Solomon.

• 1 Kings 1:13

  Go and go in to King David, and say to him, ‘Did you not, my lord the king, swear to your servant, saying, “Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne”? So why does Adonijah reign?’

• 1 Kings 1:17

  And she said to him, “My lord, you swore by YHWH your Elohim to your servant, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.’

• 1 Kings 1:19

  He has sacrificed oxen, fatted animals, and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the commander of the army; but Solomon your servant he has not invited.

• 1 Kings 1:21

  And it will happen, when my lord the king lies down with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon will be counted sinners.”

• 1 Kings 1:26

  But me, your servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and Solomon your servant he has not invited.

• 1 Kings 1:30

  indeed, as I swore to you by YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, saying, ‘Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place,’ so I will do this very day.”

• 1 Kings 1:33

  And the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord, and set Solomon my son on the mule that is mine, and bring him down to Gihon.

• 1 Kings 1:34

  And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there as king over Israel; and blow the horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’

• 1 Kings 1:37

  As YHWH has been with my lord the king, so may he be with Solomon, and may he make greater his throne than the throne of my lord King David!”

• 1 Kings 1:38

  So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and set Solomon on the mule of King David, and brought him to Gihon.

• 1 Kings 1:39

  And Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. And they blew the horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!”

• 1 Kings 1:43

  And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, “No, our lord King David has made Solomon king.

• 1 Kings 1:46

  Moreover, Solomon has sat on the throne of the kingdom.

• 1 Kings 1:47

  Moreover, the king’s servants have come to bless our lord King David, saying, ‘May Elohim make the name of Solomon better than your name, and may he make greater his throne than your throne.’ And the king bowed down on the bed.

• 1 Kings 1:50

  And Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, and he rose and went and held fast to the horns of the altar.

• 1 Kings 1:51

  And it was told to Solomon, saying, “Look, Adonijah fears King Solomon; and look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put to death his servant with the sword.’”

• 1 Kings 1:52

  And Solomon said, “If he shows himself a man of worth, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die.”

• 1 Kings 1:53

  So King Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed down to King Solomon, and Solomon said to him, “Go to your house.”

• 1 Kings 2:1

  When the days of David drew near for him to die, he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

• 1 Kings 2:12

  And Solomon sat on the throne of David his father, and his kingdom was established firmly.

• 1 Kings 2:13

  Then Adonijah son of Haggith came to Bathsheba, the mother of Solomon. And she said, “Is your coming in peace?” And he said, “In peace.”

• 1 Kings 2:17

  And he said, “Please speak to Solomon the king — for he will not refuse you — that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.”

• 1 Kings 2:19

  So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah. And the king rose to meet her and bowed down to her, and sat on his throne and set a throne for the mother of the king, and she sat at his right.

• 1 Kings 2:22

  And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, “And why are you asking Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom — for he is my brother, older than I — for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

• 1 Kings 2:23

  And King Solomon swore by YHWH, saying, “So may Elohim do to me, and so may he add, for against his own life Adonijah has spoken this word!

• 1 Kings 2:25

  And King Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he fell upon him, and he died.

• 1 Kings 2:27

  So Solomon expelled Abiathar from being priest to YHWH, to fulfill the word of YHWH that he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

• 1 Kings 2:29

  And it was told to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of YHWH, and there he was beside the altar. And Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, “Go, fall upon him.”

• 1 Kings 2:41

  And it was told to Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and returned.

• 1 Kings 2:45

  But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before YHWH forever.”

• 1 Kings 2:46

  Then the king commanded Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he went out and fell upon him, and he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.

• 1 Kings 3:1

  And Solomon made a marriage alliance with Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he took the daughter of Pharaoh and brought her into the city of David until he had finished building his house and the house of YHWH and the wall of Jerusalem all around.

• 1 Kings 3:3

  And Solomon loved YHWH, walking in the statutes of David his father; only, at the high places he sacrificed and offered up in smoke.

• 1 Kings 3:4

  And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there, for that was the great high place; a thousand burnt offerings Solomon offered on that altar.

• 1 Kings 3:5

  At Gibeon YHWH appeared to Solomon in a dream by night; and Elohim said, “Ask what I shall give you.”

And 253 more times.