Folks, I'm not joking, here's the deal: 1 Kings 7 tells the story of King Solomon and his palace. He had a lot of money and a lot of power. He had a palace that was literally fit for a king - it was decorated with the finest materials, like gold and ivory and silver, and it was built with the most beautiful stones. Now, my father used to say that Solomon was the wisest man alive and he certainly lived up to that, because he had some of the most amazing building projects in the world. He also built a grand temple in Jerusalem and walls around the city. See here, Jack, Solomon was so wise that he even outsmarted the King of Syria in a game of strategy. Now, what was that? Oh, yeah, and then there was the pool of water he built outside the city walls. It was so big and beautiful that it seemed to go on forever. C'mon, man, it was a sight to behold! But, you know, not gonna happen again in this lifetime, I tell you what. Excuse me.