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main challenges are therefore, from within. And we, again, we're relyingon, we're relying on a narrative that we will explore lege. And the programme th within and comes bact two centuries later, and has got its own inner purpose right the way down. Catherine dell, you've talked a little bit. You've talked, you told us all about the building of the first temple. We see, we learn ofer a building programme he had. Was this to glorify himself, to glorify god, or to establish his rule, or what? Is there any sense whatever of the motivation?

Well, obviously, its it's all presented as if it's to glorify god. But sure there must have been an element of self aggrandizement. On his part, on solomon's part, er, one gets the impression of someone with a bit of an ego, really, er. And just the lavishness of the whole r temple operation. And then the palace operation, as martin said it, that took 13 years, even longer than the temple took, so it must have been even more lavish. And we're told about, you know, the gold cups that he uses, and no expense is spared. But i think a lot of this is about er, show, you know, it's, it's almost glass and mirrors, really, er, somebody likeand solomon to the wizard of oz. And i thought that was quite an amusing comparison, you know, that there's a lot of er, a lot of show, and perhaps a slightly passive man behind it. Actually. I think in some ways, when you think of how he came to the throne, and how he's bit of a pawn in the game of the accession, and how he is a peacemaker, i think, actually, i get this impression of a, ok, yes, he did, he did do the falce labour, and he had some aspects of his character which were not soer, so great. But i think in general, you know, he has a more passive stance than people have sometimes recognized.