shouldn’t develop into a romantic relationship; arranged marriages do so. Not that there is much chance in Solomon’s case, however, given the numbers of wives involved. There is a huge irony about attaching Solomon’s name to the Song of Songs, since he may have been wise enough to sponsor and give his name to it as expressions of wisdom, but he can hardly have had any personal clue about the kind of relationship it speaks of. Solomon indeed “loved them,” even “attached himself in love to them,” but