Solomon taxed the people until they bled through their ears.
The next king kept the taxes high after the people pled with him to lower them. He didn’t last very long but the next king did drop taxes a long way and flourished. Most people only read about Solomon and don’t bother to read about the kings after he died. It is illuminating.
The Bible is much more sophisticated than most people realize.
He was wise....also really, really expensive.
Were those high taxes in place for the building of his temple?