A MONUMENTAL palace from the era of Israel’s King Solomon has been uncovered in the ancient royal city of Gezer, sparking new hope of evidence for the elusive biblical king.

They used the Phoenicians, with their capability and skill, to build the largest structures ever built in Jerusalem: the temple, the two palaces—King David's and later the palace of King Solomon ...

Archaeologists say they uncovered King David's Palace By Fox News Published July 18, 2013 10:28am EDT | Updated October 21, 2015 5:52am EDT ...

Ilan himself doubts that Mazar has found King David's palace. "My gut tells me this is an eighth- or ninth-century building," he says, constructed a hundred years or more after Solomon died in 930B.C.

After 40 years as the second king of Israel, David’s second son with Bathseba, Solomon, succeeded David. In Gibeon, the most renowned high place, Solomon offered a thousand holocausts to the Lord.

A MONUMENTAL palace from the era of Israel’s King Solomon has been uncovered in the ancient royal city of Gezer, sparking new hope of evidence for the elusive biblical king.