Solomon acquired male and female musicians, and every kind of instrument (2:8). These court musicians were no doubt pretty good at what they did. But when they were done, it was in fact done and the room filled up with a silent emptiness again. We in our day have tried to solve that problem by refusing to allow silence anywhere, but silence can still intrude at inconvenient times. But we labor manfully onward. We surround ourselves with pleasant noises at all times. At one time, only kings could afford to have the musicians along in order to provide that beautiful background noise, but now,
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