2 Chronicles 9:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any other kingdom. ²⁰ All of Solomon’s drinking cups, as well as the ·dishes [vessels; utensils] in the ·Palace [^Lhouse] of the Forest of Lebanon, were made of pure gold. In Solomon’s time ·people did not think silver was valuable [silver was considered worthless].

²¹ King Solomon had many ships that ·he sent out to trade [^Lwent to Tarshish; ^Cin present-day Spain, hence a large, seagoing trading ship], with ·Hiram’s [or Huram’s; 2:3] men as the crews. Every three years the ships returned, bringing back gold, silver, ivory, apes, and ·baboons [or peacocks].