All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

None were of silver; it was not anything accounted of. —The not appears to be rightly supplied by our version; c…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 1 Kings 10:21).

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The imports mentioned here showed that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though use…