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King Solomon After the death of his father, David, Solomon became the king of Israel by the will of the prophet Nathan when his elder brother Amnon, his half-brother Absalom, and Adonijah died, Ammon killed on the orders of Absalom for raping his sister Tamar, Absalom killed in the Battle of Ephraim Wood, and Adonjiah was put to death for trying to take the throne by force. He was one of the last kings to rule the united monarchy that was Israel. He was also one who decided to build a temple for the worship of God. It housed the Ark of the Covenant, but was desrtroyed by Babylonians in 587/6 BCE.