Luke 16:6

“And he said an hundred measures of oil, etc.] Or “baths of oil”, the same quantity as in (<150722>Ezra 7:22) where Aben Ezra f465 calls them, twdm, “measures”, as we do here; and Jarchi f466 observes, that they were, twjnm lwlbl, “to mingle with the meal, or flour offerings”; which illustrates the above observation, that they were for the temple service; and the bath was the measure of oil, as the ephah was of wheat f467; and they were both of the same quantity, (<264511>Ezekiel 45:11). According to Godwin f468 it held four gallons and a half; so that a hundred of them contained four hundred and fifty gallons; though some make the measure much larger. Some say the “bath” held six gallons,…”

“A hundred measures - The measure here mentioned is the “bath” which contained, according to Dr. Arbuthnot’s tables, 7 12 gallons, or, according to the marginal note, about 9 gallons and 3 quarts. Oil - Oil of olives, or sweet oil. It was much used for lamps, as an article of food Exodus 29:2, and also for anointing, and, of course, as an article of commerce, 1 Kings 5:11. These were persons, doubtless, who had “rented” land of the rich man, and who were to give him a certain proportion of the produce. Thy bill - The contract, obligation, or “lease.” It was probably written as a “promise” by the debtor and signed by the steward, and thus became binding. Thus he had power to alter it, without…”

“16:6 800 gallons . . . 400 gallons: The size of the bath—a standard liquid measure—is not known with certainty.”

“measures: The word Batos in the original containeth nine gallons, three quarts. See Eze 45:10-14. Take: Luk 16:9, Luk 16:12; Tit 2:10 Luke 16:7”