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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Esth 3:9
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Esth 3:9 · Douay-Rheims
“If it please thee, decree that they may he destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.”
On this verse:
“I will pay ten thousand talents of silver . . . into the king's treasuries--This sum, reckoning by the Babylonish talent, will be about £2,119,000; but estimated according to the Jewish talent, it will considerably exceed £3,000,000, an immense contribution to be made out of a private fortune. But classic history makes mention of several persons whose resources seem almost incredible.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.