The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 9:20 Explained

2 Chronicles 9:20

KJV: And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon 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 not any thing 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 -- silver is 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: silver 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: silver was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the drinking  vessels  of king  Solomon  [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 [not] any  thing accounted  of in the days  of Solomon. 

What does 2 Chronicles 9:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 9

1  The queen of sheba admires the wisdom of Solomon
13  Solomon's revenue in gold
15  His targets and shields
17  The throne of ivory
20  His vessels
23  His presents
25  His chariots and horse
26  His tributes
29  His reign and death

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 9:20 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 for this was accounted in the days of Solomon as nothing
וְ֠כֹל כְּלֵ֞י מַשְׁקֵ֨ה הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹה֙ זָהָ֔ב וְכֹ֗ל כְּלֵ֛י בֵּֽית־ יַ֥עַר הַלְּבָנ֖וֹן זָהָ֣ב סָג֑וּר אֵ֣ין כֶּ֗סֶף 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.
נֶחְשָׁ֛ב  for  this  was  accounted 
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  as  nothing 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מְאוּמָה  
Sense: anything.