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1 Kings 10:21

King James Version (KJV)

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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.

1 Kings 10:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 10:21

Theological / Devotional

Drinking vessels. Goblets, bowls, and plates of gold were not uncommon in Oriental courts. Yet a draught of water is as sweet and refreshing from an earthen vessel as from the most richly engraved goblet of gold.

Of silver. According to v. 27, Solomon “made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones.” It was so plentiful that for a court so magnificent as that of Solomon, silver would not be used even for the more common utensils.

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