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,
2 Chronicles 9:20 - 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 the drinking vessels of king Solomon 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 not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition King Solomon's drinking vessels were all of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; silver was not counted as anything 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: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. Common English Bible All 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 Also, all the vessels for the feasts of the king were of gold, and the vessels of the forest house of Lebanon were from the purest gold. For silver in those days was considered as nothing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the vessels of the king's table were of gold; and the vessels of the house of the forest of Libanus were of the purest gold. For no account was made of silver in those days. |
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,
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’s ships kept going to Tarshish with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as abundant as sycamore in the Judean foothills.
Drinks were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Put no more trust in a mere human, who has only the breath in his nostrils. What is he really worth?
You will plant vineyards again on the mountains of Samaria; the planters will plant and will enjoy the fruit.
Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendour was adorned like one of these.