“Before destruction comes pride, but before honor comes humility.” This sentence was said by King Solomon.

This sentence is a personal famous saying of King Solomon. Its original words are: A word of rebuke is better when it enters the heart of a wise man than a hundred smites on a fool, which precedes destruction and pride before honor. There must be humility.

It means: A word of advice to a wise person is better than a hundred blows to a stupid person. It means that good words and advice also need to see whether the other person has the qualifications to understand. Before people fall into corruption, their hearts must be impetuous and proud; before they can obtain noble status and glory, they must first have a humble attitude and virtues.

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Other personal quotes of King Solomon:

1. King Solomon said: Where the heart is, there is the treasure.

2. King Solomon said: Vanity of vanity, vanity of vanity, everything is vanity. There is nothing new under the sun, everything is chasing the wind, everything is chasing shadows.

3. King Solomon said: Everything will be a thing of the past. What did you get when all was said to be over?

King Solomon’s achievements:

Solomon ascended the throne and inherited his father David’s vast land territory: northeast to the Euphrates River, It extends to the Gulf of Aqaba in the southeast and to the borders of Philistia and Egypt in the southwest. King Solomon was ambitious and his decisions were wise and strategic. He vigorously strengthened the state apparatus of rule, divided the country into twelve administrative regions, and added various official positions to facilitate administrative rule and collect central taxes.

Solomon also strengthened the defense construction of the capital Jerusalem, expanded the city walls of Jerusalem, and established six fortified cities outside Jerusalem, including Megiddo, Hazor, and Gezer. A storage city, vehicle depot, horse racing field, etc. were also built.

A horse farm from the Solomon era has been excavated in Megiddo, and the remains of a metal smelting plant from the Solomon era have been discovered at Ezion Geber at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba. During the Solomon era, maritime trade was developed based on the Port of Eilat. His trading fleet sailed in the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, reaching as far away as Africa, India and other places.

Another important achievement of Solomon was the construction of the temple and the royal palace. He completed the great work of building the temple that his father David had failed to complete. It is reported that the construction of the temple took seven years. Chapter 6 of "1 Kings" and Chapter 3 of "2 Chronicles" record the construction process and grand scale of the palace in detail. This temple was later called the "First Temple".

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