We see it all the time. Young athletes flaming out before they reach their full potential. Entrepreneurial organizations destroyed because of bad leadership. Aspiring politicians squandering their influence through poor moral decisions. And in each case, we ask the question, why did this happen? What went wrong? King Solomon was no exception. He had a meteoric rise to leadership blessed with all the wisdom, wealth, power, and influence – the likes of which the world had never seen. Yet his life took a different trajectory. What went wrong?