Timeline for Could Solomon's wisdom be related to his downfall?
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| Feb 27, 2023 at 16:32 | vote | accept | Thales | ||
| Dec 29, 2022 at 23:59 | answer | added | Shalom | timeline score: 3 | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 21:23 | answer | added | Gabriel | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 17:27 | answer | added | Dov | timeline score: 2 | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 17:07 | comment | added | Dov | Several Jewish sources point only to his wives as the reason for his shortcomings | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 16:28 | comment | added | Thales | I asked more specifically about good things that in excess can be harmful. A man who receives a lot of wisdom would have both the good and the bad side of knowledge, he would know the mysteries of life and existence but at the same time he would feel an emptiness about what he really is. I don't think there's a better word to express me than this. What advantage does the wise have over the fool? Would Solomon have been somewhat dissatisfied with the reality that the wisdom he received revealed to him and this produced a personal anguish that in the long run led him to decline? | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 15:36 | comment | added | Rabbi Kaii | There is a concept that idleness is dangerous and needs to be avoided. This is why we are not allowed to davka take time off work on Chanuka, there's no halachic basis to do so, and we are not meant to put ourselves into a state of idleness without good reason. However, it is hard to imagine King Shlomo suffering from this, a holy tzaddik is never idle, but always fulfilling mitzvot and ratzon Hashem | |
| Dec 29, 2022 at 15:26 | history | asked | Thales | CC BY-SA 4.0 |