3 Solomon showed his love for the Lord by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David.
5 The Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, “Ask for whatever you want me to give you.”
7 “Now, Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. 8 Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. 9 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?”
10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. 11 So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, 12 I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. 13 Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. 14 And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.” 15 Then Solomon awoke—and he realized it had been a dream.
He returned to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord’s covenant and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then he gave a feast for all his court.
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“Golden Children’s Bible”
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by GOVERT FLINCK
“Solomon Asks for Wisdom”
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CUTS A BABY IN HALF
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16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child was born, this woman also had a baby.
19 “During the night this woman’s son died because she lay on him. 20 So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I your servant was asleep. She put him by her breast and put her dead son by my breast. 21 The next morning, I got up to nurse my son—and he was dead! But when I looked at him closely in the morning light, I saw that it wasn’t the son I had borne.”
22 The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.”
But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.
23 The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’”
24 Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king. 25 He then gave an order: “Cut the living child in two and give half to one and half to the other.”
26 The woman whose son was alive was deeply moved out of love for her son and said to the king, “Please, my lord, give her the living baby! Don’t kill him!”
But the other said, “Neither I nor you shall have him. Cut him in two!”
27 Then the king gave his ruling: “Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
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Link to PART 1
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“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by MATTHIAS STOMER
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by MIKI DE GOODABOOM
“King Solomon and The Two Mothers”
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by GUSTAVE DORÉ
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by MATTHIAS STOMER
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by NIKOLAI GE
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by GIOVANNI BATTISTA RANIERI DEL PACE
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by RAPHAEL
“Judgment of Solomon” (ceiling panel)
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by GIUSEPPE CADES, after Raphael
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by STEPHAN KESSLER
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by GIOVANNI BATTISTA TIEPOLO
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by VALERIO CASTELLO
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by FRANCESCO DA URBINO
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by FRANZ CAUCIG
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by CARACCIOLO
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by JAN WOUTERSZ VAN CUYCK
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by JOHANN CONRAD SEEKATZ
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by JUSEPE DE RIBERA
“Judgment of Solomon”
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by LUCAS CRANACH THE ELDER
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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after Lucas van Leyden
“Solomon Judges the Case of the Two Harlots”
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by HENDRICK GOLTZIUS
“Salomo’s Judgment”
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“Judgment of Solomon”
Portugal dos Pequenitos, Coimbra, Portugal
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in The Art Bible
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by MICHIEL COXIE
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by ANTONIO MOLINARI
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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by MASTER OF BOUCICAUT
“The Judgment of Solomon”
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Maastricht Book of Hours
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by PIETER VAN BRONCKHORST
“Fantasy Palace with Judgment of Solomon”
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by FRANCISCO GUTIÉRREZ CABELLO
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by DIDIER BARRA
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by FRANCISCO GUTIÉRREZ CABELLO
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by HE QI
“Judgment of Solomon”
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TAPESTRIES & WINDOWS
(for those who care for that sort of thing….)
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which yielded most of the works above, here is the link:
Solomon and the Baby
Where no attribution appears below a work,
the source did not provide the artist's name.
Works are numbered to facilitate your commenting.
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241 wood engravings for
La Grande Bible de Tours
180 watercolors depicting Bible scenes
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so here is a fascinating and enjoyable link to assist in following along:
BIBLE TIMELINE
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PREVIOUS 122 POSTS IN THIS SERIES
with descriptive titles to assist you in finding those which interest you
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HOW GOD STARTED THIS SERIES
BY SHOWING ME JUST ONE PICTURE
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to FReeper left that other site,
who allowed God to make her His conduit
for incomparable enthusiasm, encouragement,
education, advice and technical assistance!
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this is The Bible in Paintings, not “Great Paintings” nor even “Good Paintings.” So, works need not be masterpieces to qualify for inclusion here—they don’t need to be housed at the Louvre nor auctioned by Sotheby’s. They only need to illustrate successfully some aspect of the Biblical text or, frankly, just tickle my fancy, which I'm asking the Holy Spirit to guide. Often, artists misrepresent the Scripture, but unless the error is material, licentious or heretical I usually include the artwork, trusting that the Spirit is perfectly capable of defending Himself. So, with such forgiving filters, it means that you're seeing practically everything I'm finding.
The pace may seem appallingly snail-like
to those eager to see their favorite events illustrated. My commission is to search for art on each Bible passage in sequence: if I find enough, then it becomes the next installment, even if undramatic; but where there is little or no art, that Bible passage goes untold here. The Bible is a thick book, as you know; but we'll get there eventually, Lord willing—this is His project, after all. Always remember:
love, joy, peace, patience kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness & self-control is a fruit of the Spirit!
The Protestant Canon does not (indeed, cannot)
follow a strictly chronological sequence. There are many examples where, for God's good purposes, stories are told out-of-order. Nevertheless, for the sake of simplicity, clarity, and my sanity, I have chosen to proceed linearly and methodically from Genesis onward, illustrating each Bible passage as we come to it. Where two passages cover the same incident I omit the second telling, excepting the four Gospels which I will treat synoptically. Now, onward!
so I’m just having fun here—I hope you are, too!
Thank you for your understanding.
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