Ep. 278: Melachim I chs9+10 by Alan Levenson

Things begin to go down hill for Shlomo: Hashem gives him a warning, Egypt is calling, allies are displeased and there is gold everywhere. Alan Levenson of Modi'in, takes the long view placing these chapters not only within the span of Shlomo's life, but connecting them back to the initial presentation of kingship in Israel - which fortuitously happens to be in this week's parsha. Hebrew and English text for this chapter can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.9, https://www.sefaria.org/I_Kings.10