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$4,611,120

The Value of One Talent of Refined Gold today is $4,611,120 (U.S. dollars).  

The Math / Science

The Biblical weight of a talent is equal to approximately 34 kilograms (~ 75 pounds).  To compute the current value of gold, one uses the following equation:

        Gold Value = weight • %pure • Gold SPOT PRICE

where:

• Gold Value = The current value of gold content
• weight = The weight of gold item
• %pure = Percent of purity of the gold (e.g. 24k gold is 100% pure)
• Gold SPOT PRICE = The current market value of pure gold bullion.

Therefore, the Value of One Talent  = 1 • 34 kilograms • 100% •  Gold SPOT PRICE TODAY

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A Talent of Gold and Silver Today

Jesus told a parable of three servants that were given talents, presumably of gold.  The weight of a talent is 34 kg.  Using the current spot price of gold and current spot price of silver, you can see the value of talents today.  The prices are updated every two minutes and given in U.S. dollars.

GOLD:

• One Talent of Gold: $4,611,120
• Two Talents of Gold: $9,222,240
• Five Talents of Gold: $23,055,600
• Ten Talents of Gold today: $46,111,199
• One Hundred and Twenty Talents of Gold: $553,334,385
  • 1 Kings 10:10 (Queen of Sheba's gift of gold to Solomon)
• Six Hundred and Sixty Six Talents (666) of Gold: $3,071,005,836 
  • 1 Kings 10:14 (Solomon's Annual Income)
• One hundred thousand (100,000) talents of Gold today: $461,111,987,327 
  • David's funding of Solomon's Temple in 1 Chronicles 22:14

SILVER

Book	Passage	Amount	Context
Exodus	38:25–28	100 talents	Tabernacle construction
2 Kings	5:23	2 talents	Gehazi receives gifts
2 Kings	15:19	1,000 talents	Tribute to Assyria
2 Kings	18:14-15	300 talents	Hezekiah's tribute
1 Chronicles	22:14	1,000,000 talents	David's temple provision
1 Chronicles	29;4	7,000 talents	David's donation
1 Chronicles	29:7	10,000 talents	Leaders' donation
Ezra	7:22	100 talents	Royal provision
Esther	3:9	10,000 talents	Haman's bribe