2 Chronicles 9:20

2 Chronicles 9:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon 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 not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
• New International Version (NIV)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 day.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 as anything in the days of Solomon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Not one was silver, for this was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.

Context of 2 Chronicles 9:20

18The throne had six steps, with a footstool of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the seat, and the figure of a lion stood on each side of the throne. 19There 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! All 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! 21The king had a fleet of trading ships of Tarshish manned by the sailors sent by Hiram. Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. 22So King Solomon became richer and wiser than any other king on earth.

2 Chronicles 9:20 word by word

וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ זָהָ֔ב וְכֹ֗ל כְּלֵ֛י בֵּֽית־יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר אֵ֣ין כֶּ֗סֶף נֶחְשָׁ֛ב בִּימֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לִמְאֽוּמָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all the drinkingמַשְׁקֶהmashqeh · irrigationH4945
• vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהshelômôh · SolomonH8010
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · House (of the Forests of Lebanon)H1004
• of the forestיַ֫עַרya‛ar · (House of) the ForestH3293
• of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlebânôn · (House of the Forest of) LebanonH3844
• pureסָגַרsâgar · to shutH5462
• silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• anyמְא֫וּמָהme'ûmâh · anythingH3972
• thing accountedחָשַׁבchâshab · to devise: countH2803
• of in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 9:20

• 1 Kings 10:21All 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!
• Esther 1:7Drinks were served in gold goblets of many designs, and there was an abundance of royal wine, reflecting the king’s generosity.
• Daniel 5:2While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor, Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
• 2 Chronicles 9:27The king made silver as plentiful in Jerusalem as stone. And valuable cedar timber was as common as the sycamore-fig trees that grow in the foothills of Judah.
• Isaiah 2:22Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?
• Jeremiah 31:5Again you will plant your vineyards on the mountains of Samaria and eat from your own gardens there.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-31Verses 13-31 The imports here mentioned, would show that prosperity drew the minds of Solomon and his subjects to the love of things curious and uncommon, though useless in themselves. True wisdom and happiness are always united together; but no such alliance exists between wealth and the enjoyment of the things of this life. Let us then acquaint ourselves with the Saviour, that we may find rest for our souls. Here is Solomon reigning in wealth and power…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings