Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life. And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl. For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about him. And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the days of Solomon.-1 Kings 4:20-25***Over a decade after David was born, Samuel the priest, prophet and judge from the tribe of Levi, anointed David to reign as king, according to the command of the Lord God. David was a victorious fighter. Sometime before David fought Goliath the gigantic Philistine, David killed at least 1 lion and 1 bear. Before David became the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites in the Promised Land, David fought Geshurites, Girzites, Amalekites, and Philistines. However, David did not fight King Saul, the reigning ruler and the 1st king to reign over the Israelites in the Promised Land. Saul wanted to kill David and commanded his servants and Jonathan, his son, to kill David. After Saul's self-inflicted death on the battlefield, men from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of David's birth, anointed David, and 30-year-old David began to reign only over the tribe of Judah. Saul's son Ishbosheth reigned over the other Israelite tribes, and David's men fought against the other tribes. After Ishbosheth was murdered, the Israelite elders went to David and David made a covenant with them. The elders anointed David, and 37 1/2-year-old David began to reign over all of the Israelites. Afterwards, David fought the Philistines, Moabites, Syrians (Arameans), Ammonites, Edomites, and Amalekites. While David reigned, Absalom, the son born to David and Maacah, had himself proclaimed king. David's army fought Absalom's troops, and Absalom's cousin Joab was responsible for Absalom's death. When David was elderly and still reigning, Adonijah, the son born to David and Haggith, worked to have himself proclaimed king. However, David identified Solomon, the 2nd son born to David and Bathsheba, as king. Solomon experienced a peaceful reign, according to the word and will of the Lord God. Over 900 years after Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, became the 4th king to reign over all of the Israelites, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-14:31, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-12:16, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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