Solomon

David eventually grew old and died, leaving Israel without the greatest king it had ever seen. After alot of scandal and soap opera situations, Solomon becomes king.

The general perception of King Solomon is that he was the wisest man in the world, who appreciated logic, justice, and not having to cut babies in half. However, if you go further in the reading of Solomons life you find that even the wisest of men can be corrupted by wealth, and can lead to the destruction of the land they lead with such wisdom.

Solomon's reign began innocently enough; he gained respect as a wise and just ruler, and began to make some money off of it, and built a temple. This was no ordinary temple either, it was elaborate with a sturdy foundation, gold candlesticks and beautifully decorated walls. It even housed the Ark of the Covenant. Solomon prayed that God would be with him, which God agreed to...if Solomon followed the commandments. (Definite foreshadowing)

People started giving Solomon more and more gifts; be it the Pharaoh giving him his daughter, of the Queen of Sheba giving him enough gold that he made a navy with it. As time went on Solomon loved and "knew" many women, and had numerous wives and concubines, and under their influence began to worship other gods. (Those darn women, always leading men astray...)
God told Solomon that he would take the kingdom away from him for not keeping his end of their deal on obeying God's commandments and when Solomon died, the kingdom became divided into two parts, leading to all kinds of trouble later on.

I suppose the moral of this story is to be weary of wealth, or at least what comes with it. One cannot rely on one's wisdom alone to guide them in life because they are only human, and need to rely on God to keep them on the right path. If Solomon had kept the commandments, he would not have been blinded by his wealth, causing him to lose everything he built. At least, that's what I interpret it as.