but now, he's 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 doesn't have david's charisma. that is one thing that is very, very clear, from all of the accounts. he doesn't have the same ability to make everybody follow him through sheer force of personality. so, you see political shrewdness but unfortunately not a lot of personal integrity in solomon. >> king solomon was a kid who grew up in the court of power and wealth, who was so consumed with his aura as king that he essentially tried to exploit it to his advantage.