Oops of the Day

When Solomon said in his prayer he was just a child, it was just an expression.

I Kings chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 & Song of Solomon

Fact Of the Day

No! Solomon was only 18 years old when he became king. These are the events after Bethsheba becomes pregnant with Solomon in (I Kings chap. 11):
1 year – war with Ammonites (chap. 12)
2 years – Dtr Tamar raped by son Amnon and Absalom’s revenge (chap. 13)
3 years – Absalom exiled by father (chap. 13)
2 years – Absalom back in Jerusalem still rejected (chap. 14)
4 years – Absalom judges people when David not making self available (chap. 15)
1 year – Absalom finally makes self king (chap. 15-19)
1 year – Sheba rebels (chap. 20)
3 years – Famine (chap. 21)
1 year – Census & plague (chap. 24) & dies (I Ki. 1-2)
18 years of events after Bathsheba becomes pregnant with Solomon
David dies at age 70 after reigning 40 years. Solomon is crowned on his wedding day (Song of Solomon), reigns 40 years and dies. His son, Rehoboam, became king when he was age 41. So, Solomon was around age 18 or maybe 19 when he became king.