instead of killing his enemies, solomon, we're told, married many of them, including a pharaoh's daughter. in other instances he disarmed them with his wit and his wisdom. like the famously beautiful ethiopian queen of sheba. >> the queen of sheba went to see the prophet solomon. >> reporter: in the bible the queen of sheba is drawn to jerusalem for an audience with solomon after hearing of his great wisdom. >> he treated her as an equal and as an equal politician. he was not surprised by the fact that she was a queen and she rules a nation. >> according to ethiopian tradition, during their meeting solomon and sheba became lovers. and the ethiopian royal family descends from their union. >> when the koran gives you this example of such a powerful female ruler, this inspires me. this tells me i have a place in the world of politics. >> reporter: and while it's possible that solomon's wisdom