# silver #

## Definition: ##

Silver is a shiny, gray precious metal used to make coins, jewelry, containers, and ornaments.

* The various containers that are made include silver cups and bowls, and other things used for cooking, eating, or serving.
* Silver and gold were used in the building of the tabernacle and the temple.The temple in Jerusalem had containers made of silver.
* In Bible times, a shekel was a unit of weight, and a purchase was often priced at a certain number of shekels of silver. By New Testament times there were silver coins of various weights that were measured in shekels.
* Joseph's brothers sold him as a slave for twenty shekels of silver.
* Judas was paid thirty silver coins for betraying Jesus.

(See also: [tabernacle](../kt/tabernacle.md), [temple](../kt/temple.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 18:9-11](en/tn/1ch/help/18/09)
* [1 Samuel 02:36](en/tn/1sa/help/02/36)
* [2 Kings 25:13-15](en/tn/2ki/help/25/13)
* [Acts 03:4-6](en/tn/act/help/03/04)
* [Matthew 26:14-16](en/tn/mat/help/26/14)