1 Kings 10:21

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Since silver was almost worthless in those days, everything was made of gold, even the cups and dishes used in Forest Hall.

Cross References

1 Kings 10:17

He also made three hundred smaller gold shields, using almost two kilogrammes for each one, and he put the shields in his palace in Forest Hall.

1 Kings 10:22

Solomon had a lot of seagoing ships. Every three years he sent them out with Hiram's ships to bring back gold, silver, and ivory, as well as monkeys and peacocks.

1 Kings 7:2

Forest Hall was the largest room in the palace. It was forty-four metres long, twenty-two metres wide, and thirteen and a half metres high, and was lined with cedar from Lebanon. It had four rows of cedar pillars, fifteen in a row, and they held up forty-five cedar beams. The ceiling was covered with cedar.

Esther 1:7

The guests drank from gold cups, and each cup had a different design. The king was generous

Job 28:1

Gold and silver are mined, then purified;

Zechariah 9:3

Tyre has built a fortress and piled up silver and gold, as though they were dust or mud from the streets.

Deuteronomy 17:17

And the king must not have a lot of wives—they might tempt him to be unfaithful to the LORD. Finally, the king must not try to get huge amounts of silver and gold.