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2 Chronicles 9:20

SolomonLebanon

18 The throne had six steps, and a footstool of gold was attached to it. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, with a lion standing beside each armrest.

19 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom.

All 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, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

21 For the king had the ships of Tarshish that went with Hiram’s servants, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

22 So King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.

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BSB
All 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, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.
KJV
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.
WEB
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 not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of precious gold: silver was not of the least account in the days of Solomon.
BLB
And all the drinking vessels of King Solomon [were] gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon pure gold. Silver was not accounted for anything in the days of Solomon.
ÅB
Alle kong Salomos drikkekar var av gull, og alle karene i Libanonskoghuset var av fint gull; sølv ble ikke regnet for noe i Salomos dager.
OTB
Alle kong Salomos drikkekar var av gull, og alle redskapene i Libanonskoghuset var av rent gull; sølv ble ikke ansett som verdifullt i Salomos dager.
B1930
Alle kong Salomos drikkekar var av gull, og alle karene i Libanonskoghuset var av fint gull; sølv blev ikke regnet for noget i Salomos dager.

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  • 1 Kings 10:21

    All 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, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

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  • 2 Chronicles 9:27

    The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.

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  • Daniel 5:2–3

    Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

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  • Esther 1:7

    Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

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  • Jeremiah 31:5

    Again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria; the farmers will plant and enjoy the fruit.

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  • Isaiah 2:22

    Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?

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