In First Kings, chapter eleven, verse forty-three, mention Solomon’s idolatry and sin and speaks of his death without indication that he repented and returned to God. The Chronicler records David’s warning to Solomon at the end of First Chronicles twenty-eight, verse nine, “If thou forsake God, he will cast thee off forever.” The Biblical truth revealed is that Solomon, who once knew by experience God’s grace and favor, departed from it. God warns if a King who had experienced such great gifts, ministry, and graces could fall, then let all who stand “take heed lest they fall,” as in First Corinthians ten, verse twelve.
Solomon’s reign was as long as his father’s, but his life was not so. Sin shortened his days. If the world, with all its advantages, could satisfy the soul and afford true joy, Solomon would have found it so. But he was disappointed in all and warned us has left this record of all earthly enjoyments, Vanity, and vexation of spirit. The New Testament declares that one greater than Solomon has come to reign over us and possess the throne of his father, David. May we not see something of Christ’s excellency faintly represented in this figure?
Solomon received God’s grace and favor through his request to have wisdom, knowledge, and understanding to rule the people as a King, granted. However, the Lord blessed him with abundance even though he did not ask for it. Still, the decision to go after strange women and become a part of his life seems to steer his way from God’s standards which Solomon did not handle. Believers should be careful not to fall from the roots God plants in them. If this could happen to the wisest man like David’s son, it could happen to anyone, whether King, a leader, or a believer.