He was wiser than any man, including Ethan the Ezrahite or Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. He was famous in all the neighboring nations.<n id="1" />

There were also male cultic prostitutes<n id="1" /> in the land. They committed the same horrible sins as the nations<n id="2" /> that the <sc>Lordsc> had driven out from before the Israelites.p>

They came from nations about which the <sc>Lordsc> had warned the Israelites, &#8220;You must not establish friendly relations with them!<n id="1" /> If you do, they will surely shift your allegiance to their gods.&#8221;<n id="2" /> But Solomon was irresistibly attracted to them.<n id="3" />p>