The Meaning of 1 Kings 10:21 Explained

1 Kings 10:21

KJV: 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.

YLT: And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon are of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon are of refined gold -- there are none of silver; it was not reckoned in the days of Solomon for anything,

Darby: And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of precious gold: none were of silver, which was not of the least account in the days of Solomon.

ASV: 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.

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What is the context of 1 Kings 10:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 1 Kings 10:21 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 10:14-29 - "solomon In All His Glory"

How dazzling is this description of Solomon's glory! And yet our Lord said that it was excelled by a single lily of the field, Matthew 6:28. Solomon's glory was put on from without; the real beauty is that which unfolds from within. If only your soul is planted in the soil of God's grace, it will array itself in the beauties of a holy life. The stainless robes are those which are washed in the blood of the Lamb.

Observe again-this was not the glory of June, but of October. Already the germs of disease were in Solomon's heart; already the autumn decay was in the air. The secret is told in the significant words of Nehemiah 13:26. Among many nations there was none like him and he was beloved of his God, but strange women were turning away his heart. It was a true statement that our Lord made concerning the rich, that with difficulty they enter the Kingdom. A holy man had good reason to pray earnestly for a young believer, who had suddenly come into a large estate.

The questions on, Sections 1-30, to be found on pages 177 and 178, will serve as a review at this point.

1 Kings 10:1-29 - Breaking Three Commandments

From a worldly point of view Naboth might have done a good stroke of business by selling his estate to. Ahab. A royal price and assured favor might have been his-but he had a conscience! Above the persuasive tones of the monarch's offer sounded the voice of God: "The land shall not be sold for ever, for the land is mine." See Leviticus 25:23; Numbers 36:7; Ezekiel 46:18.

Ahab knew perfectly well that Jezebel could not give him the property of another except by foul means, but he took pains not to inquire. Though the direct orders for Naboth's death did not come from him, yet, by his silence, he was an accomplice and an accessory; and divine justice penetrates all such specious excuses. God holds us responsible for wrongs which we do not arrest, though we have the power. The crime was blacker because of the pretext of religion, as suggested by a fast. See also 2 Kings 9:26. The blood of murdered innocence cries to God, and his requital, though delayed, is inevitable. See Revelation 6:9-10. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 10

¹ The queen of Sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
¹⁴ Solomon's gold
¹⁶ His targets
¹⁸ The throne of ivory
²¹ His vessels
²⁴ His presents
²⁶ his chariots and horse
²⁸ his tribute

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 10:21 mean?

And all vessels drinking King of Solomon [were] gold and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Lebanon [were] gold pure Not [one was] silver nothing for this was accounted as in the days of Solomon it was nothing

וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ זָהָ֔ב וְכֹ֗ל כְּלֵ֛י בֵּֽית־ יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר אֵ֣ין כֶּ֗סֶף לֹ֥א נֶחְשָׁ֛ב בִּימֵ֥י שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לִמְאֽוּמָה

וְ֠כֹל	And all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
כְּלֵ֞י	vessels
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
מַשְׁקֵ֨ה	drinking
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מַשְׁקֶה Sense: irrigation, drink.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
שְׁלֹמֹה֙	of Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
זָהָ֔ב	[were] gold
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
וְכֹ֗ל	and all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
כְּלֵ֛י	the vessels
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: כְּלִי Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
בֵּֽית־	of the House
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
יַ֥עַר	of the Forest
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: יַעַר Sense: forest, wood, thicket, wooded height.
הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן	of Lebanon
Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: לְבָנׄון Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
זָהָ֣ב	[were] gold
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
סָג֑וּר	pure
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: סָגוּר Sense: to shut, close.
אֵ֣ין	Not [one was]
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
כֶּ֗סֶף	silver
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֶּסֶף Sense: silver, money.
לֹ֥א	nothing
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
נֶחְשָׁ֛ב	for this was accounted as
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular Root: חָשַׁב Sense: to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count.
בִּימֵ֥י	in the days
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה	of Solomon
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁלֹמֹה Sense: son of David by Bathsheba and 3rd king of Israel; author of Proverbs and Song of Songs.
לִמְאֽוּמָה	it was nothing
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: מְאוּמָה Sense: anything.

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