Treasury of Scripture Knowledge If it please thee, decree that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers. that they may be destroyed. Genesis 23:16 And when Abraham had heard this, he weighed out the money that Ephron had asked, in the hearing of the children of Heth, four hundred sicles of silver, of common current money. Here Haman is obliged to acknowledge that there would be a loss to the revenue, which he was willing to make up out of his own property. Ten thousand talents of silver, counted by the Babylonish talent, amount to 2,119,000?.; but reckoned by the Jewish talent, they amount to double that sum. In those days, silver and gold were more plentiful than at present; and we have many instances of individuals possessing almost incredible riches. Herodotus relates, that when Xerxes went into Greece, Pythius the Lydian had 2,000 talents of silver, and 4,000,000 of gold darics, which unitedly amount to nearly 5,500,000?. Plutarch tells us, that after Crassus had dedicated the tenth of all he had to Hercules, he entertained the Roman people at 10,000 tables, and distributed to every citizen as much corn as was sufficient for three months; and, after all these expenses, he had 7,100 Roman talents left, which amount to more than 1,500,000?. Lentulus the augur is said to have possessed no less than 3,333,333?. 6s. 8d. Apicius was worth more than 916,671? 13s. 4d.; and, after having spent in his kitchen 833,333? 6s. 8d. he considered the remainder too little for his support, and poisoned himself! ten thousand. Matthew 18:24 And when he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him, that owed him ten thousand talents. Context Haman Plots Against the Jews…8And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. 9If it please thee, decree that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers.10And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews.… Cross References Esther 3:8 And Aman said to king Assuerus: There is a people scattered through all the provinces of thy kingdom, and separated one from another, that use new laws and ceremonies, and moreover despise the king's ordinances: and thou knowest very well that it is not expedient for thy kingdom that they should grow insolent by impunity. Esther 3:10 And the king took the ring that he used, from his own hand, and gave it to Aman, the son of Amadathi of the race of Agag, the enemy of the Jews. Esther 4:7 And Mardochai told him all that had happened, how Aman had promised to pay money into the king's treasures, to have the Jews destroyed. Esther 7:4 For we are given up, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. And would God we were sold for bondmen and bondwomen: the evil might be borne with, and I would have mourned in silence: but now we have an enemy, whose cruelty redoundeth upon the king. Daniel 3:8 And presently at that very time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews, Lexicon Ifאִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not the king הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king approves, עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against let [a decree] be issued יִכָּתֵ֖ב (yik·kā·ṯêḇ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3789: To grave, to write to destroy them, לְאַבְּדָ֑ם (lə·’ab·bə·ḏām) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish and I will deposit לְהָבִ֖יא (lə·hā·ḇî) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go ten וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6235: Ten thousand אֲלָפִ֜ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand talents כִּכַּר־ (kik·kar-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of silver כֶּ֗סֶף (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the royal הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king treasury גִּנְזֵ֥י (gin·zê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1595: Treasury, perhaps chests to pay אֶשְׁקוֹל֙ (’eš·qō·wl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 8254: To suspend, poise those who carry this out.” עֹשֵׂ֣י (‘ō·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make Additional Translations If the king approves, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry this out.”If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them: and I will remit into the king's treasury ten thousand talents of silver. If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have charge of the affairs, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries. If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have the charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. If it shall please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king's business, to bring it into the king's treasuries." if to the king it be good, let it be written to destroy them, and ten thousand talents of silver I weigh into the hands of those doing the work, to bring it in unto the treasuries of the king.' 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