1 Kings 10:18-23

18Then the king made a huge throne, decorated with ivory and overlaid with fine gold.

19The throne had six steps and a rounded back. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

20There were also twelve other lions, one standing on each end of the six steps. No other throne in all the world could be compared with it!

21All of King Solomon’s drinking cups were solid gold, as were all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon. They were not made of silver, for silver was considered worthless in Solomon’s day!

22The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish that sailed with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.