Abstract
Noting the numerous interpretative difficulties with Mt. 6.25-34, this article argues that the audience understands the comparison between Solomon and the lilies in Mt. 6.29 to involve not a positive presentation of Solomon, as is usually argued, but a negative one. God's provision for the inactive flowers contrasts with Solomon's oppressive and anxious actions in securing excessive wealth for himself. The audience formulates this view from various textual (the introductory formula, previous negative references to kings, Solomon's 'glory') and intertextual (the narrative of Solomon's kingship) features. Solomon is the anxious ruler and person who fails to trust God and oppresses others.
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