Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Drinking
Bible References
Drinking
1 Kings 10:21
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.
Esther 1:7
Drinks were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king's expense.
Daniel 5:2
While under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels -- the ones that Nebuchadnezzar his father had confiscated from the temple in Jerusalem -- so that the king and his nobles, together with his wives and his concubines, could drink from them.
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2 Chronicles 9:27
The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones; cedar was as plentiful as sycamore fig trees are in the lowlands.
Isaiah 2:22
Stop trusting in human beings, whose life's breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
Jeremiah 31:5
Once again you will plant vineyards on the hills of Samaria. Those who plant them will once again enjoy their fruit.