Probably the words of Solomon himself, who looks back from his glorious throne and his matured wisdom to the training that was the starting point. …

For I was ... son ...— It is not only his own advice that he has to offer; he can tell his disci…

For I was my father's son
Or, "a son to my father" ^F16 ; so Solomon was to God, his heavenly Father, ([Re…

We must look upon our teachers as our fathers: though instruction carries reproof and correction, welcome it. Solomon's parents loved him; therefor…