Story of the all-wise Solomon becomes a cautionary tale

Propelled by his lusts for wealth and women, he ended up living a life of excess

“The Judgment of Solomon” by Gaspar de Crayer. 1620. Image courtesy Wikimedia.

Hear a mention of the Biblical name of Solomon, and you’re likely to think of a man who was granted boundless wisdom.

But the story of Solomon is much more complicated than that.