Editing 970s BC

{{Short description|Decade}}

The '''970s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 979 BC to 970 BC.
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==Events and trends==
*Possible date of the birth of [[King David]]. Coronation of King Solomon (according to Bible).

==Significant People ==
* [[King Zhao of Zhou]] (reign 977/75-957) fourth king of the Chinese [[Zhou dynasty]] ascended the throne.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Loewe |first=Michael |url=http://archive.org/details/cambridgehistory00loew |title=The Cambridge history of ancient China : from the origins of civilization to 221 B.C. |last2=Shaughnessy |first2=Edward L. |date=1999 |publisher=Cambridge, UK; New York : Cambridge University Press |others=Library Genesis |isbn=978-0-521-47030-8}}</ref>
* [[Shoshenq I]], [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]]. is born (approximate date); "Shishak" of 1 Kings 14:25.

== References ==
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