All of Solomon's drinking cups were made of gold, and all the utensils in the Hall of the Forest of Lebanon were of pure gold. No silver was used, since it was not considered valuable in Solomon's day.

The bronze altar which had been made by Bezalel, the son of Uri and grandson of Hur, was also in Gibeon in front of the Tent of the LORD's presence. King Solomon and all the people worshiped the LORD there.

(The sailors of King Hiram and of King Solomon who brought gold from Ophir also brought juniper wood and jewels.

During his reign silver was as common in Jerusalem as stone, and cedar was as plentiful as ordinary sycamore in the foothills of Judah.

Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All of them were descended from Joktan.

They sailed to the land of Ophir and brought back to Solomon about sixteen tons of gold.

King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold; but they were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.

Among the women of your court are daughters of kings, and at the right of your throne stands the queen, wearing ornaments of finest gold.

Those who survive will be scarcer than gold.