John Gill Commentary 1 Kings 10:21

John Gill Commentary

1 Kings 10:21

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

1 Kings 10:21

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"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 (ASV)

And all King Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold
Such quantities of it were brought to him from Ophir, and paid to him in tribute, and given him as presents:

and all the vessels of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold ;
not only what were used in his palace at Jerusalem, but in his country house at some little distance:

none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of
Solomon ;
to make plate of; or silver plate was but little esteemed, and scarce any use of it made in Solomon's palace, if at all: though doubtless it was elsewhere, and especially silver as money.