Scripture · Old Testament
Ezra 8:26
Ezra 8:26 is verse 26 of Ezra chapter 8, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
650 talents is approximately 24.5 tons or 22.2 metric tons of silver.
100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver articles.
100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of gold.
King James Version
I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
World English Bible
I weighed into their hand six hundred fifty talents of silver, one hundred talents of silver vessels, one hundred talents of gold,
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
Read in context
Ezra 8:24–28 · Berean Standard Bible
24 Then I set apart twelve of the leading priests, together with Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brothers,
25 and I weighed out to them the contribution of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his counselors, his leaders, and all the Israelites there had offered for the house of our God.
26 I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
27 20 gold bowls valued at 1,000 darics, and two articles of fine polished bronze, as precious as gold.
28 Then I told them, “You are holy to the LORD, and these articles are holy. The silver and gold are a freewill offering to the LORD, the God of your fathers.
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