Solomon

“Solomon? The guy with lots of gold, Solomon?” Although modern legends of Solomon are more fantastic than even those of King Arthur, a great many surrounding Solomon are historically documented – even though they happened three thousand years ago. Solomon was the product of a warrior, David (the first by that name) and another man’s wife! How do you get from there to wisdom? But he did. Because of his father’s work his kingdom was established and characterized by peace. So he had time to contemplate life and living.

Solomon is most famous today for his wealth – but that wealth, he claimed, was gained by his wisdom. Maybe picking up his wisdom isn’t such a bad pursuit.

There's a great example of his wisdom in the book.