For People Who Think There Was No Historical Jesus

[Confused Ape]

And yes, Solomon (Shlomo) is a problem.

Unlike David, where there is at least one item that says "House of David", albeit 100 years after David lived, Solomon is more of an enigma. For a supposed wise person, he did way too many stupid things, so much so that the Abarbanel considered him one of the vilest of men, unworthy of reverence.

I did a google search for the Abarbanel - were they the Spanish family who were supposed to be descended from King David?

I found this explanation from the Israeli Ministry of foreign affaris that provides even more details to dismiss any Biblical accounts whatsoever.

If this article about Jewish Messianism is right it could explain a lot.

In Jewish eschatology, the term came to refer to a future Jewish King from the Davidic line,

Traditional and current Orthodox thought have mainly held that ‘the Messiah’ will be the anointed one (messiah), descended from his father through the Davidic line of King David,[5] who will gather the Jews back into the Land of Israel, usher in an era of peace, build the Third Temple, have a male heir and re-institute the Sanhedrin, among other things. Jewish tradition alludes to two redeemers, both of whom are called Mashiach and are involved in ushering in the Messianic age: Mashiach ben David and Mashiach ben Joseph. In general, the term Messiah unqualified always refers to Mashiach ben David (Messiah the descendant of David and Salomon) of the tribe of Judah. He will be the final redeemer who shall rule in the Messianic age.[1][2]

If you're trying to promote the idea that the Messiah will be descended from David and Solomon you aren't going to say anything like "David established a small kingdom. His Jerusalem was very primitive with a few stone toilets being the height of luxury. His son, Solomon, was a stupid man and an awful king."

It seems, though, that not everyone was fooled by the fabricated account of Solomon being the wisest of men who ruled a glittering kingdom.