King Solomon is purported to have had 700 wives and 300 concubines, he surely must have experienced being nagged.
(For some reason, this has been the most popular post read on this blog)
I surmised in a novel excerpt, based on his proverb, the answer he gave Bilqis, the Queen of Sheba what he did when his wives nagged him. The novel is a contemporary application of a story form to promote understanding of proverbs and ancient wise sayings in relation to our modern times.
*Excerpt
“Naamah came to me a little while ago and told me you were going to order me to stop burning incense. What will your punishment be if I refuse? Tell me Solomon, if you ordered me to be cut in half, which half of me would you most desire?”
She sauntered both hips seductively before she asked in an enticing manner. “My left half, or my right half?”
Then she smiled and made a face as if another thought suddenly came upon her and stated. “I have a better idea. Why don’t you order Naamah’s nose be cut off so she can no longer complain about the smell of my incense.”
I started laughing. The Pharaoh’s daughter wit entertained me.
“Solomon, you will have to enlarge this palace if my incense displeases Naamah.” She stated in an instructive tone.
“Siamuna, try to explain why you burn incense. Maybe Naamah will understand it is a part of your beliefs and be more tolerant.”
I thought silently to myself, Naamah would not care about Siamuna’s Egyptian beliefs and customs. However, they may at least talk to each other and that might help reduce my hearing their nagging complaints between them. A man is better off being alone in a corner of a roof outside alone than having to listen to a nagging wife in a big house. It is better to live at the corner of a roof, than to share a house with a nagging wife. (Proverb 21:9)
( PS. Buildings in ancient times did not have basements. Rooftops were used often by the dwellers similar to how family rooms or dens are used today. Not certain where the dog house was in ancient times.)
Source:
As a Lily among Thorns – A Story of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and the Goddess of Wisdom by Rudy U Martinka
Now available as an e-Book at most sellers. View beginning excerpts @
http://amazon.com/gp/search?field-author=rudy+martinka&index=books
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And that snippet only concerns two out of 700 wives.
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I do suppose Solomon understood this proverb in spades. Even though nagging a king in those was a dangerous business I cannot suppose 700 wives and 300 girlfriends on the side kept perpetually silent. I am sure he came with time to realize this was perhaps his largest blunder of all.
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Okay so say you have a fiance that says he wants to be just like Solomon he thinks he’s King he wants to go talk to a bunch of women and buy them things and keep it from me he thinks he’s King and he wants to get rich what do you think about. I don’t understand this it sounds like psychotic
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Thanks for your comment.
If you read up on King Solomon, he has been described as “the Wisest Fool” mainly for his relationships with numerous wives and concubines.
In regards to you question, I surmised in a novel what King Solomon may have explained to the Queen of Sheba about Yin and Yang.
Your comment about your fiance indicates to me that perhaps he needs to read up on King Solomon if he wants to emulate him and not share the same description about him.
If interested,
https://rudymartinka.com/2017/10/04/king-solomons-yin-and-yang-thought/
Regards and good will blogging.
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In regards to both His treatment of women and his gathering of wealth Solomon disobeyed God directly. These are not areas of Solomons life he should want to emulate. Those acts if Solomon actually destroyed his family and helped launch Israel into a 105 year lobg civil war.
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Joseph elon lillie
Thanks for your comment which includes the words God, and emulate.
If only more people would understand the Bible writings about King Solomon’s wisdom, and the love of Jesus Christ, in relation to how we can learn from the past how not to repeat the same human failings to lead to both personal and community destruction,.
To emulate righteousness on the path……………
Regards and good will blogging.
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I don’t know about Solomon, but Chinese Emperors has special “Cold Palaces” built for irritating or non performing wives. Offending wives and concubines were banished to these Cold Palaces and not allowed to see anyone save their servants, possibly for the rest of their lives. Unsurprisingly, many such wives and concubines rapidly repented and developed new skills to please the Emperor, in the hopes that he might hear of it and give her a chance to audition her new improved attitude.
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Interesting to learn about different historical cultural. Who knows, this may have been the origin of the term we now use to describe a “frigid” woman. Whether it was wise or not to treat a woman that way leaves a lot to the imagination of a voyeur, psychologist, womanizer, etc ?
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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I often quote proverb 21:9 to anyone who tends to nag. It is a truth that continues through the ages. You handled this proverb with grace an humor, well done.
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Thank you for your kind words.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
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Okay so say you have a fiance that says he wants to be just like Solomon he thinks he’s King he wants to go talk to a bunch of women and buy them things and keep it from me he thinks he’s King and he wants to get rich what do you think about. I don’t understand this it sounds like psychotic
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Thanks for the follow 🙂
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