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>> for david, this is a way of atoning to her for what he did. he took her husband away, but now hes going to make her the queen mother. her son is going to rule over israel. >> after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c., and solomon takes his place. >> if you want to talk about a coldhearted, calculating, manipulative, hard-nosed individual, look no farther than solomon. >> solomon doesnt have davids charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear from all of the...

But now, hes going to make her the queen mother. her son is going to rule over israel. >> after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c. and solomon takes his place. >> if you want to talk about a cold-hearted, calculating, manipulative, hard-nosed individual, look no farther than solomon. >> solomon doesnt have davids charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear, from all of the accounts. he doesnt have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer f...

Israel. >> after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c., and solomon takes his place. >> if you want to talk about a coldhearted, calculating, manipulative, hard-nosed individual, look no farther than solomon. >> solomon doesnt have davids charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear from all of the accounts. he doesnt have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer force of personality. so you see political shrewdness, but unfortunately not a lo...

Wife. for david, this was a way of toning to her for what he did. now hes going to make her the queen mother, her son is going to rule over israel. >> after 40 years, king david dies around 970 b.c. and solomon takes his place. if you want to talk about a cold, hearted calculating and manipulated individual, look no further than solomon. solomon does not have david charisma. he does not have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer force personality. you see political shrewd n...

Favorite wife, and bathsheba used her influence to make sure that david named her son, solomon, as the next king of israel. >> for david, this is a way of atoning to her for what he did. he took her husband away, but now hes going to make her the queen mother. her son is going to rule over israel. >> after 40 years ruling ancient israel, king david dies around 970 b.c., and solomon takes his place. >> if you want to talk about a coldhearted, calculating, manipulative, hard nosed individual, look...

On our journey through the lands of the bible we found ourselves lingering in the old city of jerusalem here in this place that is so sacred to jews, christians, and muslims. it is easy to imagine your way back to around 970 b.c., when the bible says the famous king solomon reigned. >> solomon became in a sense the very ideal of the oriental emperor as the sort of magnificent king. >> under david and solomon the israelites were able to amalgamate into a pretty powerful kingdom. >> solomon seemed...

And now, for centuries everyone has searched for its treasures. from knights templar to modern adventurers. but what do we really know about king solomons temple? "back to the beginning with christiane amanpour" continues. on our journey through the lands of the bible we found ourselves lingering in the old city of jerusalem here in this place that is so sacred to jews, christians, and muslims. it is easy to imagine your way back to around 970 b.c., when the bible says the famous king solomon ...