'Gold' in the Bible

The king made silver and gold as plentiful in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores in the lowland.

Now send me a skilled man to work in gold, silver, brass and iron, and in purple, crimson and violet fabrics, and who knows how to make engravings, to work with the skilled men whom I have in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided.

the son of a Danite woman and a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone and wood, and in purple, violet, linen and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to execute any design which may be assigned to him, to work with your skilled men and with those of my lord David your father.

The porch which was in front of the house was as long as the width of the house, twenty cubits, and the height 120; and inside he overlaid it with pure gold.

He overlaid the main room with cypress wood and overlaid it with fine gold, and ornamented it with palm trees and chains.

Further, he adorned the house with precious stones; and the gold was gold from Parvaim.

He also overlaid the house with gold—the beams, the thresholds and its walls and its doors; and he carved cherubim on the walls.

Now he made the room of the holy of holies: its length across the width of the house was twenty cubits, and its width was twenty cubits; and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to 600 talents.

The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper rooms with gold.

Then he made two sculptured cherubim in the room of the holy of holies and overlaid them with gold.

the lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn in front of the inner sanctuary in the way prescribed;

the flowers, the lamps, and the tongs of gold, of purest gold;

and the snuffers, the bowls, the spoons and the firepans of pure gold; and the entrance of the house, its inner doors for the holy of holies and the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold.

Thus all the work that Solomon performed for the house of the Lord was finished. And Solomon brought in the things that David his father had dedicated, even the silver and the gold and all the utensils, and put them in the treasuries of the house of God.

And Huram by his servants sent him ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with Solomon’s servants to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold and brought them to King Solomon.

Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with difficult questions. She had a very large retinue, with camels carrying spices and a large amount of gold and precious stones; and when she came to Solomon, she spoke with him about all that was on her heart.

Then she gave the king one hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great amount of spices and precious stones; there had never been spice like that which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

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

Now the weight of gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

besides that which the traders and merchants brought; and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.

King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold, using 600 shekels of beaten gold on each large shield.

He made 300 shields of beaten gold, using three hundred shekels of gold on each shield, and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

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

There were six steps to the throne and a footstool in gold attached to the throne, and arms on each side of the seat, and two lions standing beside the arms.

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 considered valuable in the days of Solomon.

For the king had ships which went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

They brought every man his gift, articles of silver and gold, garments, weapons, spices, horses and mules, so much year by year.

He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.

Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and the king’s house, and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who lived in Damascus, saying,

“Let there be a treaty between you and me, as between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.”

Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada; and it was made into utensils for the house of the Lord, utensils for the service and the burnt offering, and pans and utensils of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the Lord continually all the days of Jehoiada.

He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

Now Hezekiah had immense riches and honor; and he made for himself treasuries for silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields and all kinds of valuable articles,

Then the king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold.

Every survivor, at whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’”

All those about them encouraged them with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, with cattle and with valuables, aside from all that was given as a freewill offering.

Now this was their number: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 duplicates;

30 gold bowls, 410 silver bowls of a second kind and 1,000 other articles.

All the articles of gold and silver numbered 5,400. Sheshbazzar brought them all up with the exiles who went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.

According to their ability they gave to the treasury for the work 61,000 gold drachmas and 5,000 silver minas and 100 priestly garments.

Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took from the temple of Babylon and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed governor.

Also let the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be returned and brought to their places in the temple in Jerusalem; and you shall put them in the house of God.’

and to bring the silver and gold, which the king and his counselors have freely offered to the God of Israel, whose dwelling is in Jerusalem,

with all the silver and gold which you find in the whole province of Babylon, along with the freewill offering of the people and of the priests, who offered willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem;

Whatever seems good to you and to your brothers to do with the rest of the silver and gold, you may do according to the will of your God.

and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold and the utensils, the offering for the house of our God which the king and his counselors and his princes and all Israel present there had offered.

Thus I weighed into their hands 650 talents of silver, and silver utensils worth 100 talents, and 100 gold talents,

and 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and two utensils of fine shiny bronze, precious as gold.

Then I said to them, “You are holy to the Lord, and the utensils are holy; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering to the Lord God of your fathers.

So the priests and the Levites accepted the weighed out silver and gold and the utensils, to bring them to Jerusalem to the house of our God.

On the fourth day the silver and the gold and the utensils were weighed out in the house of our God into the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest, and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them were the Levites, Jozabad the son of Jeshua and Noadiah the son of Binnui.

Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments.

Some of the heads of fathers’ households gave into the treasury of the work 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,200 silver minas.

That which the rest of the people gave was 20,000 gold drachmas and 2,000 silver minas and 67 priests’ garments.

There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.

Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Or with princes who had gold,Who were filling their houses with silver.

And place your gold in the dust,And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

Then the Almighty will be your goldAnd choice silver to you.

“But He knows the way I take;When He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

“Surely there is a mine for silverAnd a place where they refine gold.

“Its rocks are the source of sapphires,And its dust contains gold.

“Pure gold cannot be given in exchange for it,Nor can silver be weighed as its price.

“It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,In precious onyx, or sapphire.

“Gold or glass cannot equal it,Nor can it be exchanged for articles of fine gold.

“The topaz of Ethiopia cannot equal it,Nor can it be valued in pure gold.

“If I have put my confidence in gold,And called fine gold my trust,

Then all his brothers and all his sisters and all who had known him before came to him, and they ate bread with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversities that the Lord had brought on him. And each one gave him one piece of money, and each a ring of gold.

They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

For You meet him with the blessings of good things;You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

Kings’ daughters are among Your noble ladies;At Your right hand stands the queen in gold from Ophir.

The King’s daughter is all glorious within;Her clothing is interwoven with gold.

When you lie down among the sheepfolds,You are like the wings of a dove covered with silver,And its pinions with glistening gold.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him;And let them pray for him continually;Let them bless him all day long.

Then He brought them out with silver and gold,And among His tribes there was not one who stumbled.

Their idols are silver and gold,The work of man’s hands.

The law of Your mouth is better to meThan thousands of gold and silver pieces.

Therefore I love Your commandmentsAbove gold, yes, above fine gold.

The idols of the nations are but silver and gold,The work of man’s hands.

For her profit is better than the profit of silverAnd her gain better than fine gold.

“Take my instruction and not silver,And knowledge rather than choicest gold.

“My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,And my yield better than choicest silver.

As a ring of gold in a swine’s snoutSo is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold!And to get understanding is to be chosen above silver.

The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold,But the Lord tests hearts.

There is gold, and an abundance of jewels;But the lips of knowledge are a more precious thing.

A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,Favor is better than silver and gold.

Like apples of gold in settings of silverIs a word spoken in right circumstances.

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine goldIs a wise reprover to a listening ear.

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

Also, I collected for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I provided for myself male and female singers and the pleasures of men—many concubines.

“We will make for you ornaments of goldWith beads of silver.”

“He made its posts of silver,Its back of goldAnd its seat of purple fabric,With its interior lovingly fitted outBy the daughters of Jerusalem.

“His head is like gold, pure gold;His locks are like clusters of datesAnd black as a raven.

“His hands are rods of goldSet with beryl;His abdomen is carved ivoryInlaid with sapphires.

“His legs are pillars of alabasterSet on pedestals of pure gold;His appearance is like LebanonChoice as the cedars.

Their land has also been filled with silver and goldAnd there is no end to their treasures;Their land has also been filled with horsesAnd there is no end to their chariots.

In that day men will cast away to the moles and the batsTheir idols of silver and their idols of gold,Which they made for themselves to worship,

I will make mortal man scarcer than pure goldAnd mankind than the gold of Ophir.