Pieces of Gold
Pieces of Gold
2Ki 5:5, probably shekels (weight); compare 1Ki 10:16. PIECE OF SILVER: probably shekels (weight); Gen 20:16; Gen 37:28; Gen 45:22. In Luk 15:8-9, the Greek drachma, Roman denarius, penny. (See DRACHMA; PENNY.) The 30 pieces paid to Judas were “shekels,” the price of a slave’s life (Exo 21:32), Exo 21:3 British pounds or 4 British pounds: Zec 11:12-13.