1 Kings 10:24

20Twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other on the six steps. Nothing like it was made in any kingdom.

21All 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, because it was considered of little value in the days of Solomon.

22For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet. Once every three years the fleet of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

23So King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.

24All the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom which God had put in his heart.

25Year after year, every man brought his tribute, vessels of silver, vessels of gold, clothing, armor, spices, horses, and mules.

26Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen. He had one thousand four hundred chariots and twelve thousand horsemen. He kept them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.

27The king made silver as common as stones in Jerusalem, and cedars as common as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland.

28The horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. The king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.