English-- The Wisdom of King Solomon (NOTES)

The Wisdom of King Solomon

Q1. Answer the following Questions

1. Why was King Solomon troubled after David’s death?

Ans. King Solomon knew how loved and respected David was. He wondered whether he would prove a worthy successor to his father. He was filled with doubts as to whether he would be able to rule Israel wisely.

2. Why was God pleased with Solomon?

Ans. The Lord was pleased with Solomon because he had asked for a compassionate heart, patience and understanding to know the difference between good and evil. Solomon asking for these virtues over riches showed that he was more concerned about his people’s welfare rather than  his own well-being.

3. Why did the two women come to Solomon’s court?

Ans. The two women came to King Solomon’s court with a baby. Each of them was claiming herself as the baby’s mother. They had come to the king for justice. 

4. What judgement did King Solomon deliver?

Ans. Solomon ordered the child to be cut and divided equally between the women. The angry woman was happy with the judgement while the sorrowful woman begged the king to let the other woman keep the child rather than cut it. King Solomon then ordered the baby to be given to the weeping woman. He knew that no mother would ever let her child be harmed. She would rather give it away than see it hurt. Thus the real mother of the baby got her child back.

5. How did God reward Solomon on hearing his answer? (HW)

Ans. The God rewarded  wisdom, a wise and understanding heart, and riches and glory which no king could equal.

·      Arrange the following words in alphabetical order: (HW)

Bless, shed, glory, bestow, father

Ans.

·      Make sentences from the following words (both as a noun and as a verb) (CW)

·      watch (noun):

·      watch (verb):

·      handle (noun):

·      handle (verb):

·      flash (noun):

·      flash (verb):

Write any two words that can be used as a noun as well as a

verb (excluding the ones given above)(HW)