[269] Ezek. chap. xxix. ver. 11.
[270] Psalm. chap. lx. ver. 9. and Psal. cviii. ver. 10.
[271] 2 Sam. chap. viii. ver. 14. 1 Kings chap. xi. ver. 15, 16.
[272] 1 Kings, chap. ix. ver. 26. 2 Chron. chap. viii. ver. 17.
[273] 1 Chron. chap. xxii. ver. 14, 15, 16. Chap. xxix. ver. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,—Three thousand Hebrew talents of gold, reduced to our money, amount to twenty-one millions and six hundred thousand pounds Sterling.
[274] The value of a Hebrew talent appears from Exodus, chap. xxxviii. ver. 25, 26. For 603,550 persons being taxed at half a shekel each, they must have paid in the whole 301,775; now that sum is said to amount to 100 talents, 1775 shekels only; deduct the two latter sums, and there will remain 300,000, which, divided by 108, will leave 3000 shekels for each of these talents.
[275] 2 Chron. chap. viii. ver. 17.
[276] 1 Kings, chap. x. ver. 22.
[277] 1 Kings, chap. x. ver. 22. 2 Chron. chap. ix. ver. 21.
[278] Vid. Voyage of Dos Santos, published by Le Grande.