- 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.
- For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
- So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
- And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
- And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
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- All King Solomon's goblets were gold, and all the household articles in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Nothing was made of silver, because silver was considered of little value in Solomon's days.
- The king had a fleet of trading ships at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.
- King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth.
- The whole world sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.
- Year after year, everyone who came brought a gift--articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons and spices, and horses and mules.
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