21 All the drinking vessels of King Solʹo·mon were of gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebʹa·non+ were of pure gold. There was nothing made of silver, for silver was considered as nothing in the days of Solʹo·mon.+ 22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarʹshish+ on the sea along with Hiʹram’s fleet. Once every three years, the fleet of ships of Tarʹshish would come loaded with gold and silver, ivory,+ apes, and peacocks.

27 The king made the silver in Jerusalem as plentiful as the stones, and cedarwood as plentiful as the sycamore trees in the She·pheʹlah.+