Remember that King Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines, so he was “royally qualified” to write a love poetry Bible book. The three books follow one another together, and Proverbs is first.

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured ...

Solomon’s great wealth is well-described in the Bible (1 Kings 10:14-23). A talent in this period weighed about 66 pounds. Thus, the text informs us that Solomon obtained about 22 tons of gold ...