1 Kings 11 - The LORD gives and takes away.

The LORD giveth and the LORD taketh away... For all his wisdom, what was Solomon thinking?! 700 wives, princesses, and 300 concubines! They turned Solomon away from serving the LORD his God fully. In his ego and desire to please his women, Solomon builds high places so that the false gods of his foreign wives can be sacrificed to. Did he forget that he was blessed because God chose to bless him? The land has enjoyed peace, but, that is about to end. God is not pleased with Solomon's backsliding and Israel is about to be torn asunder. But, not quite, yet.