person
King Solomon
Solomon
also: Соломон
The biblical king traditionally credited with authorship of Ecclesiastes and other wisdom literature; invoked here as an ongoing topic of conversation between Chekhov and Suvorin, with Chekhov noting that Suvorin has "finally" taken an interest in him after previous indifference.
Reading notes
- To A. S. Suvorin, 4 May 1889. Sumy. §6 turned your attention to Solomon.
The biblical King Solomon, traditionally credited with authorship of Ecclesiastes; Chekhov notes that Suvorin has "finally" taken an interest in him after previously agreeing only with indifference whenever Chekhov raised the topic.
- To I. L. Leontyev, 29 August 1889. Sumy. §12 be happy, as Solomon was in his youth
A conventional closing blessing invoking King Solomon, proverbial for wisdom and (in his youth) fortune and vigor, before the later biblical narrative of his troubles.