1 Kings 10:8

“ Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you, and who hear your wisdom.”

She declared that his wisdom was such that all who served him should count themselves fortunate. How this fulsome praise must have delighted Solomon's heart. And how dangerous it was for him. It is little wonder that he began to believe that he could do anything that he liked with impunity. He saw himself as the centre of his world, and as being beyond requiring advice or rebuke.