Pertanyaan: 634. Apakah Salomo Bertobat Sebelum Kematiannya?
Tidak ada catatan dalam Alkitab tentang dia bertobat, tetapi ada tradisi yang menyatakan demikian. Dean Farrar mengisahkan tradisi yang beredar di kalangan orang Yahudi tentang keadaan kematiannya. Dikatakan bahwa dia meninggal saat beribadah di Bait Suci yang dia bangun. Dikatakan bahwa saat dia berdiri di sana, bersandar pada tongkatnya, mahkota emas di kepalanya yang diberikan oleh Bathsheba, ibunya, rambut putih panjangnya mengalir di atas jubah kerajaan, kematian menjemputnya. Dia masih berdiri, ditopang oleh tongkatnya. Para imam melihat bahwa dia sudah mati, tetapi takut untuk menyentuh jasadnya, karena di jarinya terdapat cincin yang diyakini memiliki kekuatan magis yang sangat dahsyat. Tetapi seekor tikus kecil keluar dan menggigit kulit di bagian bawah tongkat, hingga tongkat itu tergelincir. Kemudian raja besar itu jatuh, dan mahkotanya berguling di debu.
Question: 634. Did Solomon Repent Before His Death?
There is no record in the Bible of his having repented, but there is a tradition to that effect. Dean Farrar relates a tradition current among the Jews also as to the circumstances of his death. It is that he died while worshiping in the Temple that he had built. It is said that as he stood there, leaning on his staff, the gold crown on his head Bathsheba, his mother, gave him, his long white hair flowing over the royal mantle, death came to him. He still stood, supported by his staff. The priests saw that he was dead, but feared to touch the body, because on his finger was the ring which was believed to possess magical qualities of terrible potency. But a little mouse ran out and gnawed at the leather at the foot of the staff, until it slipped. Then the great king fell, and his crown rolled in the dust.
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