2 Chronicles 9:20

KJV1611 – Modern English

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 regarded as anything in the days of Solomon.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And all kynge Salomons drynkynge vessels were of golde, and all the vessels of the house of the wod of Libanus, were of pure golde: for syluer was rekened nothinge in Salomons tyme.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And all King Salomons drinking vessels were of golde, and all the vessels of the house of the wood of Lebanon were of pure gold: for siluer was nothing esteemed in ye dayes of Salomo.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of golde, and al the vessels of the house that was in the forest of Libanon were of precious golde: for siluer was counted nothing worth in the dayes of Solomon.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon `are' of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon `are' of refined gold -- silver is not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything;

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    All King Solomon's drinking-vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the Woods of Lebanon were of the best gold: no one gave a thought to silver in the days of Solomon.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    All of King Solomon’s cups were made of gold, and all the household items in the Palace of the Lebanon Forest were made of pure gold. There were no silver items, for silver was not considered very valuable in Solomon’s time.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 10:21 : 21 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 not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.
  • 2 Chr 9:27 : 27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as abundant as sycamores in the low country.
  • Esth 1:7 : 7 And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being different one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
  • Isa 2:22 : 22 Cease from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for how much is he to be accounted of?
  • Jer 31:5 : 5 You shall yet plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria: the planters shall plant, and shall eat them as common things.
  • Dan 5:2-3 : 2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the gold and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink from them. 3 Then they brought the gold vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank from them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 10:20-23
    4 verses
    97%

    20And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: the like was not made in any kingdom.

    21And 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 not considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

    22For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish with the fleet of Hiram: once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

    23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

  • 2 Chr 9:12-17
    6 verses
    77%

    12King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired, whatever she asked, besides what she had brought to the king. So she turned and went back to her own land, she and her servants.

    13The weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred sixty-six talents of gold,

    14besides what the traders and merchants brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

    15King Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold; six hundred shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.

    16He made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. The king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

    17The king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

  • 2 Chr 9:19
    77%

    19Twelve lions stood there, one on each side of the six steps. Nothing like this had been made in any other kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 7:47-48
    2 verses
    77%

    47And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed because they were exceedingly many; neither was the weight of the bronze ascertained.

    48And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained to the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, upon which was the showbread,

  • 2 Chr 9:21-23
    3 verses
    76%

    21For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram, and every three years the ships of Tarshish brought gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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

    23All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

  • 2 Kgs 25:15-16
    2 verses
    76%

    15And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

    16The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the bronze of all these vessels was beyond measure.

  • Jer 52:19-20
    2 verses
    76%

    19And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the spoons, and the cups; what was of gold in gold, and what was of silver in silver, the captain of the guard took away.

    20The two pillars, one sea, and twelve bronze bulls that were under the bases, which King Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the bronze of these vessels was beyond weight.

  • 2 Chr 4:18-20
    3 verses
    75%

    18Thus Solomon made all these articles in great abundance, because the weight of the bronze could not be determined.

    19And Solomon made all the furnishings that were in the house of God: the golden altar and the tables on which was the showbread;

    20The lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn according to the prescribed manner before the inner sanctuary;

  • 1 Kgs 7:50-51
    2 verses
    75%

    50And the bowls, the snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the Most Holy Place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the temple.

    51Thus was completed all the work that King Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated: the silver, the gold, and the vessels, and he put them among the treasures of the house of the LORD.

  • Esth 1:7
    75%

    7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being different one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

  • Exod 37:16
    74%

    16And he made the utensils which were on the table, its dishes, its pans, its bowls, and its jars to pour with, of pure gold.

  • 1 Kgs 10:16-18
    3 verses
    74%

    16And king Solomon made two hundred large shields of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went into one shield.

    17And he made three hundred smaller shields of beaten gold; three pounds of gold went into one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

    18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the finest gold.

  • 2 Kgs 12:13
    74%

    13However, there were no silver bowls, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold, or vessels of silver made for the house of the LORD from the money that was brought into the house of the LORD,

  • 1 Chr 28:17
    74%

    17Also pure gold for the forks, bowls, and cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:

  • 2 Chr 9:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9She gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold, a great abundance of spices, and precious stones; never again were there such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

    10The servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought algum wood and precious stones.

  • 1 Kgs 7:45
    74%

    45And the pots, the shovels, and the basins. All these vessels, which Hiram made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of polished bronze.

  • Ezra 8:26-27
    2 verses
    73%

    26I weighed into their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels worth one hundred talents, and of gold one hundred talents;

    27Also twenty basins of gold, worth a thousand darics; and two vessels of fine copper, as precious as gold.

  • Exod 37:24
    73%

    24Of a talent of pure gold he made it, and all its utensils.

  • 2 Chr 1:15
    73%

    15And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plentiful as stones, and cedar trees he made as the sycamore trees that are in the valley for abundance.

  • 2 Chr 5:1
    72%

    1Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished; and Solomon brought in all the things that his father David had dedicated: the silver, the gold, and all the instruments, he placed among the treasures of the house of God.

  • Exod 25:39
    72%

    39It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
    72%

    28And they came to Ophir, and brought from there gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 9:27
    72%

    27The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars as abundant as sycamores in the low country.

  • Song 3:9
    72%

    9King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

  • 1 Chr 28:14
    72%

    14He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all kinds of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:

  • 1 Kgs 10:27
    72%

    27And the king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar made he as plentiful as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
    72%

    10And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a very great quantity of spices, and precious stones: no more such abundance of spices came as those which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 4:22
    72%

    22The snuffers, the basins, the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold. As for the entry of the house, the inner doors for the Most Holy Place and the doors of the main hall of the temple were gold.

  • 1 Kgs 10:4
    71%

    4And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,

  • 1 Kgs 9:14
    71%

    14And Hiram sent to the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold.