And things definitely took a bad turn after he became king. Solomon formed “a marriage alliance with Pharaoh the king of Egypt and [took] Pharaoh’s daughter and [brought] her to the City of David. ” Did this Egyptian woman imitate Ruth by taking up true worship?
تُخْبِرُنَا هذِهِ ٱلْآيَةُ أَنَّهُ لَدَى مَوْتِ سُلَيْمَانَ ،‏ تَوَلَّى ٱبْنُهُ رَحُبْعَامُ ٱلْمُلْكَ وَهُوَ ٱبْنُ إِحْدَى وَأَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً ،‏ وَكَانَ ٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ « نَعْمَةَ ٱلْعَمُّونِيَّةَ » .‏