Topic
Talent
11 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 38:25Easton · Nave (A weight equal to three-thousand shekels-about one hundred twenty-five pounds)
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
- Exodus 38:26Easton · Nave (A weight equal to three-thousand shekels-about one hundred twenty-five pounds)
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
- Matthew 18:24Easton · Nave Value of — Parables of the
And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents.
- Matthew 25:15Easton · Nave Value of — Parables of the
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
- 2 Samuel 12:30Easton
And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
- 1 Kings 9:14Nave General scriptures concerning
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
- 1 Kings 9:28Nave General scriptures concerning
And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:10Nave General scriptures concerning
And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
- 1 Kings 10:14Nave General scriptures concerning
¶ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
- Matthew 25:15–28ISBE
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five…
- Matthew 25:28Nave Value of — Parables of the
Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
Of silver contained 3,000 shekels (Ex. 38:25, 26), and was equal to 94 3/7 lbs. avoirdupois. The Greek talent, however, as in the LXX., was only 82 1/4 lbs. It was in the form of a circular mass, as the Hebrew name kikkar denotes. A talent of gold was double the weight of a talent of silver (2 Sam. 12:30). Parable of the talents (Matt. 18:24; 25:15).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
tal'-ent (kikkar; talanton): A weight composed of 60 manehs (English Versions of the Bible "pounds") equal to about 120 pounds troy and 96 pounds avoirdupois, or 672,500 grains, of the Phoenician standard. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. When used in the monetary sense the talent might be either of silver or gold, and the value varied according to the standard, but is probably to be taken on the Phoenician, which would give about 410 British pounds, or $2,050 (in 1915), for the silver talent and 6,150 British pounds or $30,750 (in 1915), for the gold.
See MONEY.
Figurative: "Talent," like "pound," is used metaphorically in the New Testament for mental and spiritual attainments or gifts (Mt 25:15-28).
H. Porter
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.