Hiram sent sixscore talents of gold - Apparently, to show that, although disappointed, he was not offended. The sum sent was very large - above a million and a quarter of our money, according to one estimate of the weight of the Hebrew gold talent; or about 720,000 according to the estimate adopted in Exodus 38:24 note. At any rate, it was more than equal to a sixth part of Solomon’s regular revenue 1 Kings 10:14.

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