amalgamate into a pretty powerful kingdom. solomon seemed determined not to repeat the mistakes of his father, king david, and his brothers, whose lust and pride wreaked havoc on their kingdom. solomon becomes the greatest king because he s of the davidic dynasty and yet he has none of the faults, none of the sins of david. solomon is known as the man of peace. reporter: and a man of wisdom. instead of killing his not mene 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.