Ezra 8:26 meaning and explanation
I weighed out into their hands 650 talents of silver, articles of silver weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
Ezra 8:26, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezra is speaking, recounting how he handed the temple treasure to twelve leading priests and two Levites before the return journey to Jerusalem. A talent was a very large unit of weight, so 650 talents of silver plus 100 of gold and 100 of silver articles represents an enormous sum, the royal and freewill offerings for God's house.
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