The name of King Solomon was heard even by people very far from Judaism and the Jewish people. However, most of us have little standard knowledge about this wonderful person: the Jewish king of antiquity, built the Temple in Jerusalem, judged wisely, knew how to solve riddles, communicated with the Queen of Sheba, was rich, had many wives. That's practically all. So why do we remember this man for thousands of years? The answer to this question is given by Mikhail Shterenshis, an Israeli writer and historian, known to readers from the books “Israel: a history of a state”, “Jews: a history of a nation” and many others. [Adapted for AlReader]