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How Old Was King Solomon?
Question
For almost all kings, both their ages and the length of their reigns are recorded. For King David, it is known that he was thirty years old and reigned for forty years, but for King Solomon, it is only known that he reigned for forty years. How old was he when he died? Thank you very much, Eliyah.
Answer
Greetings! This is a good question; the answer is that he began to reign at the age of twelve and was fifty-two years old at his death. This is explained by the commentators on Chronicles and therefore he is described there as a "youth and tender" at the time he began to reign. Wishing you success and blessing; Yaakov Moshe
