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In the Hebrew version of 2 Kings, Pharaoh Necho fines Judah a hundred talents of silver and only one talent of gold. The Greek Septuagint translation raises this to a hundred gold talents, a likely anachronism.
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2 Kings 23:33
Hebrew Bible
32 He did evil in the sight of the Lord as his ancestors had done. 33 Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. He imposed on the land a special tax of 100 talents of silver and a talent of gold. 34 Pharaoh Necho made Josiah’s son Eliakim king in Josiah’s place, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz to Egypt, where he died.
LXX 2 Kings 23:33
Septuagint
32 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord according to all, as much as his fathers had done. 33 Pharaoh Neco removed him in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, so that he would not reign in Jerusalem. He gave one hundred talents of silver and one hundred talents of gold. 34 Pharaoh Neco appointed as king over them Eliakim son of Josiah, king of Judah, in place of Josiah, his father. He changed his name to Jehoiakim. He took Jehoahaz and carried him to Egypt, and he died there.
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Notes and References
... a talent of gold. The number of talents of gold has fallen out in the Masoretic Text. The Lucianic recension has “ten talents”; the Septuagint has “one hundred,” which is too high and can hardly be correct. In tribute lists, the amount of silver in relation to gold is much greater, for example the payment of Hezekiah in 18:14. ...
Cogan, Mordechai and Hayim Tadmor
II Kings: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary
(p. 304) Doubleday, 1988
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