20. 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 valuable in the days of Solomon.
21. For the king had ships that went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Once every three years, the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
22. So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
23. All the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
24. They each brought tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armour, spices, horses, and mules every year.
25. Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, that he stationed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.