Six hundred sixty-six talents of gold — about 3,646,350 of our money. Solomon’s annual revenue exceeded that of Oriental empires very much…

Talents. The word primarily signifies a “circle” or “globe,” and the talent (among the Hebrews and other Eastern peoples, as among…

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was
six hundred and sixty and six talents of gold…

Solomon increased his wealth. Silver was considered of no value. Such is the nature of worldly wealth: plenty of it makes it le valuable. Even more…