1 Kings 11:43

“And Solomon slept with his fathers, etc.] Died as they did: and was buried in the city of David his father; not in Bethlehem, but Zion, (<110210>1 Kings 2:10) and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead; of whom more in the following chapter. Though nothing is said of Solomon’s repentance, there is no doubt but he was a good man, repented of his sins, and was saved; as may be concluded from the commendations of him after his death, (<141117>2 Chronicles 11:17) from the promise of God that he made, that his mercy should not depart from him, though he chastised him, (<100714>2 Samuel 7:14,15) from his being an inspired writer, who were all holy men, (<610120>2 Peter 1:20), and especially from…”

“Slept - This expression is promiscuously used concerning good and bad; and signifies only, that they died as their fathers did. But did he repent before he died? This seems to be put out of dispute by the book of Ecclesiastes; written after his fall; as is evident, not only from the unanimous testimony of the Hebrew writers, but also, from the whole strain of that book, which was written long after he had finished all his works, and after he had liberally drunk of all sorts of sensual pleasures, and sadly experienced the bitter effects of his love of women, Ecc 7:17, &c. which makes it more than probable, that as David writ Psa. 51:1-19. So Solomon wrote this book as a publick testimony and…”

“am 3029, bc 975 slept: Kg1 1:21, Kg1 14:20, Kg1 15:8, Kg1 15:24, Kg1 16:6; Deu 31:16; Kg2 16:20, Kg2 20:21, Kg2 21:18 buried: Kg1 2:10, Kg1 14:31; Kg2 21:18, Kg2 21:26; Ch2 21:20, Ch2 26:23, Ch2 28:27; Jer 22:19 Rehoboam: Ch1 3:10; Ch2 9:31, Ch2 13:7; Mat 1:5, Roboam Next: 3 Kings (1 Kings) Chapter 12”