Thematic Bible: Talent
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Talent » A weight equal to three-thousand shekels-about one hundred twenty-five pounds
The silver from those of the community who were registered was 7,544 pounds, according to the sanctuary shekel- two-fifths of an ounce per man, that is, half a shekel according to the sanctuary shekel, from everyone 20 years old or more who had crossed over to the registered group, 603,550 men.
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He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David’s head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city.
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Enormous hailstones, each weighing about 100 pounds, fell from the sky on people, and they blasphemed God for the plague of hail because that plague was extremely severe.
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