<span>Saul and Solomon, were kings of Israel and their stories have something in common: both committed sins during their respective reigns; sins that ignited anger God. In 1050 BC Samuel designated Saul as the 1 King of Israel. He had infinite military successes, but his PRIDE made him lose the favor of God, his heart was attacked by envy. He was envious of David (the new one chosen by God) and even tried to kill him. Envy filled Saul's heart with hatred and caused his soon end. Solomon, was a wise king, son of David and Bathsheba, widow of Uriah. Solomon inherits his father's kingdom. Endowed with the wisdom that God gave him, that is to say "a listening heart", however, the Bible says that he had 700 women and 300 concubines, most of them from other nations. They brought their own religion, their idolatrous cults and made Solomon's heart begin to move away from God, as did Saul.</span>
The Spanish-American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.
