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talents

Meaning of “talents”

Large units of weight used in reckoning money or precious metal.

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51 occurrences35 verses8 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 38:24

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Exodus 38:24
All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:24 · retained source text

All the gold that was occupied for the worke in all the worke of the holy place, euen the gold of the offring, was twentie and nine talents, and seuen hundred and thirtie shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

Exodus 38:25
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:25 · retained source text

And the siluer of them that were numbred of the Congregation, was an hundred talents, and a thousand, seuen hundred and threescore and fifteene shekels, after the shekel of the Sanctuary.

Exodus 38:27
And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:27 · retained source text

And of the hundred talents of siluer, were cast the sockets of the Sanctuary, and the sockets of the vaile: an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

Exodus 38:29
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 38:29 · retained source text

And the brasse of the offring was seuentie talents, and two thousand and foure hundred shekels.

1 Kings 9:14
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:14 · retained source text

And Hiram sent to the king sixe score talents of gold.

1 Kings 9:28
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:28 · retained source text

And they came to Ophir, and fet from thence gold foure hundred and twentie talents, and brought it to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:10
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:10 · retained source text

And she gaue the king an hundred and twentie talents of gold, and of spices very great store, & precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices, as these, which the Queene of Sheba gaue to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:14
¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 10:14 · retained source text

¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one yere, was sixe hundred, threescore & six talents of gold,

1 Kings 16:24
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 Kings 16:24 · retained source text

And hee bought the hill Samaria of Shemer, for two talents of siluer, and built on the hill, and called the name of the citie which hee built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Shomeron.

2 Kings 5:5
And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Kings 5:5 · retained source text

And the king of Syria said, Goe to, Goe, and I will send a letter vnto the king of Israel. And hee departed, and tooke with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.

1611 marginal noteHebr. in his hand.

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