Three great kings of Israel: Saul, David and Solomon. Each was highly favored of the Lord in the beginning of his reign; each sinned before man and od and lost his high status with the Lord. In Three Kings of Israel Elder Mark E. Petersen tarces the life and accomplishments of each of Israel‚Äôs three great kings and the acts that lead to their downfall. Saul was headstrong, willful, overconfident, and wove for himself a tangled web of sin and failure. David, who was called ‚Äúa man after God‚Äôs own heart,‚Äù became a great and victorious king, only to then succumb to moral temptation. And Solomon, blessed with wisdom, wealth and power, formed liaisons with heathen women and introduced shrines and graven images in his kingdom. Three kings of Israel—each one chosen above all others in his time, and each one fallen because of iniquity. From these kings and their lives come lessons on the importance of living God‚Äôs commandments and of enduring in faith to the end.