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Judges xvi 5. And the Lords of the Philistines offered Delilah to entice Samson every one of 'em eleven hundred Pieces of silver, one hundred and thirty-seven Pounds ten Shillings; and there being five of them, the whole Sum amounted to five hundred and eighty seven Pounds ten Shillings.

Judges. xvii. 2 And Micah told his Mother he had the eleven hundred Shekels of Silver, which is sixty eight Pounds fifteen Shillings.

Ezra viii 26 I even weigh'd into their Hands six hundred and fifty Talents of Silver, being of the Sanctuary, is two hundred forty three thousand seven hundred and fifty Pounds: of Silver Vessels one hundred Talents thirty seven thousand five hundred Pounds; of Gold Vessels, an hundred Talents four hundred and fifty thousand Pounds; and twenty Basons of Gold of a thousand Drams, at seven Shillings and Six-pence a Dram is five hundred and twenty five Pounds. In all seven hundred thirty thousand seven-hundred and seventy five Pounds.

Esther iii. 11. And I will pay a thousand Talents of Silver, being the King's, is two hundred eighty one thousand two hundred and fifty Pounds,

I Sam ix 36 And shall bow to him for a Piece of Silver, which is Three-halfpence Farthing.

I Sam ix. 8. I have the fourth Part of a Shekel of Silver, which is Three pence three Farthing

I Sam xvii 4. 5. Goliah of Gath, whose Height was six Cubits and a Span, was armed with a Coat of Mail weighing five thousand shekels of Brass that is, one hundred and four Pound two Ounces. The Staff of this Spear was like a Weaver's Beam. And his Spear's Head weigh'd six hundred Shekels of Iron, which is twelve Pounds and a Half.

2 Sam xiv. 26. When Absalom poll'd his Head at every Year's End, he weigh'd the Hair at twohundred