He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly two kilograms of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
1 Kings 10:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, since it was considered as nothing in Solomon’s time, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition All King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. None were of silver; it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon. American Standard Version (1901) And all king Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. Common English Bible All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were made of gold, and all the items in the Forest of Lebanon Palace were made of pure gold, not silver, since even silver wasn’t considered good enough in Solomon’s time! Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, all the vessels from which king Solomon would drink were of gold. And all the items in the house of the forest of Lebanon were of the purest gold. There was no silver, nor was any accounting made of silver in the days of Solomon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Moreover all the vessels, out of which king Solomon drank, were of gold: and all the furniture of the house of the forest of Libanus was of most pure gold: there was no silver, nor was any account made of it in the days of Solomon. |
He made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; nearly two kilograms of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.
Twelve lions were standing there on the six steps, one at each end. Nothing like it had ever been made in any other kingdom.
for the king had ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ,
He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon. It was forty-five metres long, twenty-three metres wide, and thirteen and a half metres high on four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams on top of the pillars.
Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets.
He must not acquire many wives for himself so that his heart won’t go astray. He must not acquire very large amounts of silver and gold for himself.