1 Kings 11:41
And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon? And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
The verse closes the account of Solomon's reign, which forms the first major section of 1 Kings. Chapters 1 to 11 give the history of the undivided kingdom under Solomon, relating the same events found in 2 Chronicles 1 to 9. The heart of that history is the building and furniture of the temple, with the dedication prayer and sacrifices and the divine answer to Solomon's prayer. Solomon's wisdom is a notable feature of that reign, for he asked God for wisdom rather than wealth or greatness and soon demonstrated it in resolving a difficult case.
His reign included a magnificent and glorious period that ended in clouds. Despite his great wisdom and knowledge of God, his later history was a tragic fall into idolatry and apostasy. The division of the kingdom followed because of transgression.
At his death the kingdom was divided, opening the period of the kings of Israel and Judah as given in the books of Kings. The ten tribes were taken out of the house of Solomon's son and given to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. To Jeroboam came the promise that if he would walk before God as David did the Lord would do for him as He had promised to do for David.
The book of the acts of Solomon points to three separate inspired books recording his acts and wisdom over at least forty years, written by Nathan the prophet, Ahijah the Shilonite, and Iddo the seer. They match three prophetic books on the life and reign of David, so that together the six volumes cover eighty years of Israel's two greatest kings. These were preserved apart from the daily royal court chronicles to be studied and pondered by youth in the schools of the prophets as lessons from the lives of good and bad kings. The times and reigns in the history after the division are among the most perplexing parts of Scripture to understand in their relation to each other, yet by comparative tables from the division to the accession of Jehu and from Jehu to the fall of Samaria they are made so plain that anyone can easily understand them.