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Barnes' Notes on 1 Chronicles 29:4

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The numbers here have also suffered to some extent from the carelessness of copyists (compare the 1 Chronicles 22:14 note). The amount of silver is not indeed improbable, since its value would not exceed three millions of our money; but as the gold would probably exceed in value thirty millions, we may suspect an error in the words “three thousand.” return to 'Top of Page'
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