I believe that Scripture provides clear evidence that king Solomon was saved. I have written five articles that provide multiple reasons for holding that view and for believing that he did not perish eternally:
I. Nine Good Reasons Why Solomon Did Not Perish Eternally
For at least 9 good reasons, we can be confident that Solomon was saved and did not perish eternally.
1. Solomon did not completely turn away from God
2. God’s promises to David about Solomon
3. God’s loving Solomon at his birth
4. Solomon loved God
5. God’s chastening Solomon
6. The record of Solomon’s life in Second Chronicles
7. A striking passage that includes an emphatic statement about God’s love for Solomon
8. Solomon was not an apostate writer of multiple books of Scripture
9. No mention of Solomon in the NT as an example of one who apostatized
II. Another Reason Why Solomon Did Not Perish Eternally
A comparison of the biblical record about Samson with that of Solomon supports holding that Solomon was saved and did not perish eternally.
Holding the view that king Solomon is now in hell has profound implications for what a believer would also have to hold to be true if it were true that Solomon is now in hell. Solomon was saved and is not in hell now.
IV. Did Solomon Repent Before He Died?
Three biblical considerations show that Solomon did repent before he died. He was saved and did not perish eternally.
1. A written record of all that Solomon did
2. Jesus as a greater than Solomon
3. Solomon’s porch in the Temple
V. Hebrews 11 and the Eternal Destiny of Solomon
The lack of mention of Solomon in Hebrews 11 does not at all prove that he perished eternally. Solomon was saved and is in heaven.
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