So the very thing that David fell into, the same trap, you know, that whole experience with Bad Sheba.

As you mentioned earlier, he didn't outright say it, but it's almost as if he said it.

I made some mistakes.

It is public.

I should not have done it.

Solomon do not make the same mistake. Solomon took it to another level. I'm I'm Dean Cullinay, and you're listening to Why They Did That,

a show that explores the motivations of biblical characters and how their choices can guide yours.

Thank you. and how their choices can guide yours. For those of you that have been with us from the beginning, you'll no doubt recognize the

voice of today's guest.

We had the pleasure of sitting down with him to record only our second episode

as he shared how Daniel was a positive influence in the lives of Hananiah, Azariah, and

Michelle, and how he himself actually influenced his friends to make really bad choices before the Lord won his heart.

Our guest on this episode is Narlon Edwards.

And somewhat continuing the theme of influence,

we decided that we just had to sit down and discuss the life of probably the greatest king in Israel's history, King Solomon.

The end of David's reign was tumultuous at best.

His children were at war, there's death, there's incestuous rape, every nightmare imaginable for a man,

for a father, David has to go through it. And it's largely his own fault. Because of the guilt of his own sins,

he couldn't keep his children at bay. Talk about influence. His son Absalom killed another of David's sons,

Amnon, because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar. Not to mention the fact that Absalom himself

had started a rebellious movement to forcibly remove his father from the throne. Solomon

really was their last hope.

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