her despotic practices so that much of his kingdom chose to break away at his death rather than continue under his policies, as noted in I Kings 12:1-20 (Miller and Hayes 189).
The transition from David's reign to that of Solomon is presented in 1 Kings 1-2, in which David makes Solomon king after him. Adonijah was supposed to be king, and he objected to this change. Solomon sends him home after stating his position:
If he shows himself to be a worthy man, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground; but if evil is found in him, he will die (1 Kings 1:52).
Solomon does put Adonijah to death, along with Joab and thus solidified his position on the throne:
So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established (1 Kings 2:12).
Solomon's rule as described in 1 Kings is a rule solidified by the consolidation of the empire, by the development of good relations wit
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