1 Kings 10:18-23

18The king made a large throne decorated with ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

19There were six steps leading up to the throne, and the back of it was rounded on top. The throne had two armrests with a statue of a lion standing on each side.

20There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom.

21All 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.

22Along with Hiram’s fleet, the king had a fleet of large merchant ships that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet came into port with cargoes of gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23King Solomon was wealthier and wiser than any of the kings of the earth.