1 Kings 10:21
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And 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: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.”
חָשַׁב
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
כֶּסֶף
was silver
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כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
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זָהָב
were gold
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זָהָב
Gold. Zahab. More precious than gold. The trials of faith are more valuable than zahab that perishes. Refined faith is worth more than refined gold.
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מַשְׁקֶה
the drink of
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מַשְׁקֶה
properly, causing to drink, i.e. a butler; by implication (intransitively), drink (itself); figuratively, a well-watered region
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בַּיִת
the House of
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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כְּלִי
the utensils of
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כְּלִי
something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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יַעַר
the Forest of
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יַעַר
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
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סָגַר
pure gold
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סָגַר
to shut up; figuratively, to surrender
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Solomon
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שְׁלֹמֹה
Shelomah, David's successor
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