When the biblical editor speaks of Solomon’s wisdom, it is a “tongue-in-cheek” comment. It is true that when God was willing to grant the king anything he wanted, he asked not for riches, but for wisdom and knowledge (1 Kings 3:1-15). There was also the incident involving the two mothers claiming the same child in which Solomon exercised profound wisdom…
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