21 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. None were of silver, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.
23 So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.
27 The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.