Editing Asmodeus (section)

===In the Testament of Solomon===
In the [[Testament of Solomon]], a 1st–3rd century text, the king invokes Asmodeus to aid in the construction of the Temple. The demon appears and predicts Solomon's kingdom will one day be divided (Testament of Solomon, verse 21–25).<ref>{{cite journal
| last = Conybeare
| first = Frederick Cornwallis (trans.)
| author-link = Frederick Cornwallis Conybeare
|date=October 1898
| title = The Testament of Solomon
| journal = [[The Jewish Quarterly Review]]
| volume = 11
| issue = 1
| pages = 1–45
| issn = 0021-6682
| jstor = 1450398
| doi = 10.2307/1450398
| url = http://www.esotericarchives.com/solomon/testamen.htm
| access-date = 2012-02-09
| url-access = subscription
}}</ref> When Solomon interrogates Asmodeus further, the king learns that Asmodeus is thwarted by the angel [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]], as well as by sheatfish found in the rivers of Assyria. He also admits to hating water. Asmodeus claims that he was born of a human mother and an angel father.