Shlomo's government, free of military conflict, can turn itself towards a different set of priorities; it is primarily engaged in the Temple and affairs of State. Shlomo's reign includes colossal efforts on several fronts to change the kingdom into an empire: The creation of military cities for the maintenance of a large standing army, the creation of the port city in modern-day Eilat, the development of Jerusalem as a center of world knowledge, and all of these efforts for the purpose of exalting God's name in the world.  One of these endeavours is the demarcation of twelve administrative regions. Does this division to regions overtax the tribes of Yosef while exempting the tribe of Yehuda?

Shlomo's tax
Shlomo's Wisdom
Queen of Sheba
Shlomo's Empire
Courtesy of the Virtual Beit Midrash, Yeshivat Har Etzion