“You brought in women
To lie at your side.
Through your body,
You were brought
Into subjection.
You stained your honor.
You defiled your family line.
You brought wrath
Upon your children.
They were grieved
At your folly.
Because the sovereignty
Was divided.
A rebel kingdom
Arose out of Ephraim.
But the Lord
Will never give up his mercy.
He will not cause
Any of his works to perish.
He will never blot out
The descendants of his chosen one.
He will not destroy
The family line
Of him who loved him.
So he gave a remnant to Jacob.
To David
He gave a root of his stock.”
Unlike the other famous holy men, Sirach points out some problems with King Solomon. He had a woman problem. As usual, Sirach blames them rather than Solomon. However, he did point out that Solomon brought in women to lie with him that reduced his strength and power. Solomon thus stained the family line with this dishonor. Thus his children suffered with the split in the Israelite kingdom. At the death of King Solomon, the rebels in Ephraim took over the northern part of the kingdom, so that only Judah was left. However, the Lord was merciful and never gave up, so that the family line was not destroyed. They just had less power. The remnant remained of Jacob and David and his family. The roots were still there, even if the tree was smaller.
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