Is it? I have tried looking for an answer for you but I cannot. Your questions are too open ended. Ask God. Am sure He will give you an appropriate answer.

Thank you. But what if I posed the question to God, and he gave me the answer, would I be able to communicate it?

A good hint. The people regard Solomon as wise and worship him. But this only breeds discontentment among the people hence dividing the kingdom.

A consequence of wisdom is freedom; and freedom, responsibility. The children of Israel relegated all responsibility to Solomon and yet he could only fulfill a few hundred women.

Wisdom is a ladder, and Solomon had yet to climb to the last rung.

The anger of God came from the groans of men and women, who had not aspired to wisdom and were yet suffering.

But how could Solomon make the people wise, if he himself wasn't God? And how will the people be wise if they don't aspire to God?

Solomon was an emperor, yet his hold was feeble. And folly manifest.

@ Tycho, I will try.
The gifts of God are without repentance-.God does not withdraw a given gift when man turns against Him.
Romans 11.
Look around and see how many 'gifted sinners'we have'.-People calling themselves 'Men of God'.

Now if God doesn't withdraw a gift what happens if man chooses to disobey God like solomon?

We are told that the devil seeks people to devour.He requires a medium to operate, in this case man.Evil comes to corrupt the gift given to man by God for His glory.

There's no worse thing than a smart guy being used of the devil.
So no God doesn't play hide and seek.

Let's agree that God doesn't withdraw his gifts to Man, and despite Solomon's waywardness he could still choose the right thing. But didn't choose. Should he still qualify as 'wise'?

That would mean that God deliberately denied Solomon the best form of Wisdom.

But now that he was allowed to build the temple was the wisdom worldly? A temple built on worldly foundations?

Your argument runs like this:

Solomon knew how to choose what is right because God gave him the ability to do so. But Solomon deliberately chose not choose rightly. Or, went against wisdom.

Therefore Solomon had no wisdom to start with, or there's something better than wisdom that other gods could provide. And therefore the gods were better than Yahweh.

Wisdom, is the ability to make true, and 'balanced' choices with an aim of living and sharing the 'best' life possible.

Well put @kysse.

well let me give a practical eg

A girl is involved in an accident and is rushed to the hospital by his dad who happens to be suffering from a heart condition and prone to heart attack.
The doctor being a family doc knows the father's condition.

On arrival the girl passes on, as the dad waits for news of her progress.

Now a knowledgeable doctor lacking in wisdom will break the sad news to the father killing him on the spot.

But a knowledgeable, yet full of wisdom doctor will not do such.He will seek to re-assure the father and look for ways of breaking the news to his family.The initial heavy shock will be absorbed by the family.


Wisdom can also seen in offices among bosses eg when breaking news of job dismisal to a needy employee. If the boss doesn't apply wisdom the guy may end up taking his life and that of his family.

Old wazees in the village may lack knowledge, They are not always accurate in their judgments
but their wisdom sustains the community.