The Contradictions of King Solomon

After reading the first part of kebra nagast, I'm left a little confused. the first half was almost all a dry recital of lineage and factual history. so and so ruled over so and so, this son was followed by this son... a list, more than a lesson! And then the second half spent so much time detailing the virtue of King Solomon, his wisdom and trust in God, but then he turns around a tricks a virgin queen into only semi-consensual sex! The story is clearly meant to promote wisdom through the knowledge and obedience to God, yet that message seems to be constantly contradicted within the text. Solomon justifies sleeping with a thousand women by saying that his actions are not caused by lust, and that his sons will fulfill god's commands throughout the land. However, he clearly demonstrates lust toward the queen and actively plots to sleep with her against her will. his intentions were not virtuous, nor his means. He made an oath not to sleep with her against her will in exchange to her oath not to steal anything from his palace. Then he plotted for her to be thirsty, plotted for her to unwittingly break her oath y drinking water, and plotted for her to want the water badly enough that she would agree to let him break his oath in return. As a woman, I'm not really digging this guy as god's chosen sage!

Also, it really bugs me when people in stories all of a sudden make radical world changing decisions, at the drop of a hat. The queen decided that she would never again worship her gods, that her entire life's religion was false. And then at the end she decides that queen shouldn't rule, but only sons should? Sounds like a religious post facto explanation of the loss of matriarchal rule. Surprise surprise that patriarchy came to her land at the same time Christianity did. That's something that always frustrates me when I read these texts, is the unjustified enormous decisions that are presented as being justified and reasonable simply because they are "inspired by god". If I'm going to read a book about a divine intervention into the existence of an entire society, I want more detail than simply stating "henceforward a man who is of thy seed shall reign, and a woman shall nevermore reign". I don't need to know what happened, I want to know why, and how God could possibly have been involved.