1 Kings 10:21

“And all King Solomon’s drinking vessels were of gold, etc.] Such quantities of it were brought to him from Ophir, and paid to him in tribute, and given him as presents: and all the vessels of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; not only what were used in his palace at Jerusalem, but in his country house at some little distance: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon; to make plate of; or silver plate was but little esteemed, and scarce any use of it made in Solomon’s palace, if at all: though doubtless it was elsewhere, and especially silver as money.”

“Nothing - Comparatively. Such hyperbolical expressions are frequent both in scripture and other authors. But if gold in abundance, would make silver seem so despicable, shall not wisdom and grace, and the foretastes of heaven, make gold seem much more so? 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:22”

“drinking: Ch2 9:20-22 the house: Kg1 10:17, Kg1 7:2 none were of silver: or, there was no silver in them 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:22”

“The drinking vessels of Solomon also were all of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon of costly gold (סגוּר: see at Kg1 6:20). Silver was counted as nothing, because the Tarshish fleet arrived once in three years, bringing gold, silver, etc. (see at Kg1 9:28). 3 Kings (1 Kings) 10:23”