De complete werken van Joost van Vondel. De Heerlijkheid van Salomon

A long poetic meditation traces Solomon's elevation and reputation through three linked sections: a dying father's counsel preparing his son for kingship; a divine visitation that grants and crowns Solomon with wisdom after rejecting other gifts; and vivid portraits of his reign, temple-building, marriage, and ceremonial festivities. The verse contrasts fleeting earthly splendor with eternal heavenly rule, offers instruction on royal virtues and vices, and casts Solomon as a typological precursor to Christ, blending descriptive grandeur, moral reflection, and allegorical imagery.