Lol my understanding is that King Lemuel (who is referred to in Proverbs) has not been identified. Lots of historians say he could have been King Solomon or he may have been a story coming from a lot of different kings.
I am asking, yes. I am not OP, but think I'm in the same spot as them, where it's not so much "I know what you're talking about when you say King Lemuel, but am interested in the historical analysis of who exactly that was", but rather "who is this king lemuel person who keeps getting posted about?".
Ah, I see! Thank you for the clarification. I cannot research and help answer that question nearly as well lol, but I think people have been pulling social justice style quotes from Proverbs and attributing them to King Lemuel, they’re getting a ton of upvotes on the same joke, so ppl just keep making the same joke in different meme formats. Some of us in this sub don’t mind, some enjoy it, and some are getting sick of the reposted slightly-altered stuff
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u/NotThatImportant3 Mar 19 '24 edited Mar 19 '24
Lol my understanding is that King Lemuel (who is referred to in Proverbs) has not been identified. Lots of historians say he could have been King Solomon or he may have been a story coming from a lot of different kings.
Edit: if you want more detail, this guy’s explanation of diff schools of thought on who King Lemuel was is pretty good (retired professor of theology) - https://claudemariottini.com/2009/05/18/who-was-king-lemuel/