7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Esther 1:7
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Greek Esther 1:6–8
6 which was adorned with fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs on pillars of white marble and stone. There were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of mother-of-pearl, and of white m… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 11:57–59
57 The young Antiochus wrote to Jonathan, saying, “I confirm to you the high priesthood, and appoint you over the four districts, and to be one of the king’s friends.” (WEB) 58 He sent to him golden vessels and furniture for the table, and gave him permission to drink in… (WEB) 59 … (WEB)
Daniel 5:2–4
2 Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
Greek Daniel 5:2–4
2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded that the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem be brought to him, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink fro… (WEB)
Testament of Judah 3:5–7
5 And he was unwilling but he showed me a boundless store of gold in his daughter's behalf; for be was a king. (T12) 6 And he adorned her with gold and pearls, and caused her to pour out wine for us at the feast with the beauty of women. (T12) 7 And the wine turned aside my eyes… (T12)
1 Chronicles 28:16–18
16 the weight of gold for each table of showbread, and of silver for the silver tables; 17 the weight of the pure gold for the forks, sprinkling bowls, and pitchers; the weight of each gold dish; the weight of each silver bowl; 18 the weight of the refined gold for the…
2 Chronicles 9:19–21
19 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. 20 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silve…
1 Kings 10:20–22
20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like this had ever been made for any kingdom. 21 All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silve…
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