"Solomon's Wisdom and Stupidity"

Grace Church · May 25, 2026 · 56m

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King David had promised Bathsheba that her son Solomon would be the next king. But while David was on his deathbed, Adonijah, another son of David, proclaimed himself king instead. So David got out of bed and crowned Solomon the next king. After David died Solomon prayed and asked God for a wise heart to govern Israel. God heard him and gave him gravy on his biscuit; He told him He was going to add wealth to that wisdom. Solomon became the wisest and wealthiest man in the world. He wrote 1005 songs and 3,000 proverbs, one song made it into the Bible, along with a book of…