Reference: Pieces of Gold
Fausets
2Ki 5:5, probably shekels (weight); compare 1Ki 10:16. PIECE OF SILVER: probably shekels (weight); Ge 20:16; 37:28; 45:22. In Lu 15:8-9, the Greek drachma, Roman denarius, penny. (See DRACHMA; PENNY.) The 30 pieces paid to Judas were "shekels," the price of a slave's life (Ex 21:32), Ex 21:3 British pounds or 4 British pounds: Zec 11:12-13.
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And to Sarah he said, "Look, I am giving your brother 1,000 pieces of silver. It is a verification of your honor to all who are with you. You are fully vindicated."
When Midianite traders passed by, they pulled Joseph out of the pit and sold him for 20 pieces of silver to the Ishmaelites, who took Joseph to Egypt.
He gave each of the brothers changes of clothes, but he gave Benjamin 300 pieces of silver and five changes of clothes.
If he arrives alone, he is to leave alone; if he arrives with a wife, his wife is to leave with him.
If the ox gores a male or female slave, he must give 30 shekels of silver to the slave's master, and the ox must be stoned.
King Solomon made 200 large shields of hammered gold; 15 pounds of gold went into each shield.
Therefore, the king of Aram said, "Go and I will send a letter [with you] to the king of Israel." So he went and took with him 750 pounds of silver, 150 pounds of gold, and 10 changes of clothes.
Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep [them]." So they weighed my wages, 30 pieces of silver. "Throw it to the potter," the Lord said to me-this magnificent price I was valued by them. So I took the 30 pieces of silver and threw it into the house of the Lord, to the potter.
"Or what woman who has 10 silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? When she finds it, she calls her women friends and neighbors together, saying, 'Rejoice with me, because I have found the silver coin I lost!'