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"He is portrayed as great in wisdom, wealth and power beyond either of the previous kings of the country, but also as a king who sinned. His sins included idolatry, marrying foreign women and, ultimately, turning away from Yahweh, and they led to the kingdom's being torn in two during the reign of his son Rehoboam."
Solomon, as instructed by David, began his reign with an extensive purge, including his father's chief general, Joab (Esper?), among others, and further consolidated his position by appointing friends throughout the administration, including in religious positions as well as in civic and military posts.
"Trade relationships were a focus of his administration."
"...using the vast wealth he and his father had accumulated"
"Solomon was a powerful magician who united all of the world under his peaceful rule."
Its mostly stolen just wanted to get the info out there. I also thought it was interesting that there was a trending news story a couple years titled "Big game hunter killed when shot elephant collapses on top of him". Seems like some sort of foreshadowing bt Trump/Hunter Biden.