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NATHANIEL A JONES

The King of Gold · Book 1

The Anointing of Solomon

A dying king. A contested throne. A son anointed in haste.

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As a dying David withdraws, his ambitious son Adonijah proclaims himself king at a feast. But Bathsheba and the prophet Nathan move in the shadows to outmanoeuvre him—and an old man's final decree, obeyed at midnight, changes the succession forever.

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Solomon

David's son, the wisest king Israel would ever know, heir to a throne forged in blood. Given wisdom, he learns it cannot make a man immune to desire—or save him from himself.

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