Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'talents' occurs 52 times in the standard works.

29 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'talents' in the standard works and contain 55.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 10 minutes to read the entire list.

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Matt. 25:15-22 (10 in 8 verses)


1 Chr. 29:4-7 (6 in 4 verses)

 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

 29:5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the Lord?

 29:6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

 29:7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.




Ex. 38:24-27 (4 in 4 verses)

Ezra 8:26 (3 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 5:23 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Kgs. 18:14 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Chr. 22:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 39 0 39
Ex. 5 0 5
1 Kgs. 5 0 5
2 Kgs. 7 0 7
1 Chr. 9 0 9
2 Chr. 8 0 8
Ezra 4 0 4
Esth. 1 0 1
NT 12 0 12
BM 0 0 0
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 52 0 52

1 Chr. 19:6
And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maachah, and out of Zobah.

1 Chr. 22:14
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

1 Chr. 29:4
Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:

1 Chr. 29:7
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.