Which wife did Solomon bow down to, in light of the fact that any of them could have given birth to the heir to his throne?
The bowing down shows the important of the queen mother. Queen mothers were often counselors to the king as well. Remember Proverbs 31?
The Teaching of King Lemuel’s Mother
31 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that
his mother taught him:
2 No, my son! No, son of my womb!
No, son of my vows!
3 Do not give your strength to women,
your ways to those who destroy kings.
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
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a] strong drink;
5 or else they will drink and forget what has been decreed,
and will pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;
7 let them drink and forget their poverty,
and remember their misery no more.
8 Speak out for those who cannot speak,
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b] RSVCE