`  == Who ruled Jerusalem? ==  not Jerusalem which had been the capital for King David, King Hezekiah, King Josiah,  These king legends are found only in the Septuagint and have no basis in either historical or archaeological evidence. Absent evidence or even footnote the mention is superfluous at best. Including them is only of modern religious and political interest.   ``If Solomon existed [and there is no evidence he did exist] he was no more than a hilltop warlord.``        Prof. Israel Finkelstein  He did not even say which hilltop.`