John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 10:21

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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.

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