Solomon at war with Hiram. A river between them. Solomon called birds to protect his soldiers
from the heat of the sun. Hiram went to see the wonder,
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and was received peaceably. They made peace. Whilst speaking to Hiram, an eagle removed his wing from over Solo mon’s head and said, because the eagle’s wife had told him, that the high priest Joshua would die and Solomon’s daughter would marry a bastard. Solomon shut her up in a high tower in consequence. One day an eagle dropped a bastard child into that tower, which grew up and married the girl, and was found by Solomon, who owned that his wisdom was unavailing.