Biblical Units of Gold and Silver Value

The Biblical Units of Gold or Silver Value calculator computes the weight and current market value of an amount of gold or silver specified in the biblical units of talents, shekels or mina.

INSTRUCTIONS: Enter the following:

• (BU) Biblical Unit.  Choose TALENT, SHEKEL or MINA
• (n) Number of the above (e.g. 2 Talents)

Weight and Value of Gold and Silver (WV): The calculator returns the current market value of the amount of gold and silver.  It also returns the equivalent weight in kilograms and pounds.

The Math / Science

Gold in different amounts are mentioned in both the new and old testaments of the Bible.  In the New Testament, Jesus gives a parable about a rich man that charges three servants to manage one, two and five talents of gold.  The weight of a talent is approximately  34 kg.  Using the current spot price of gold, which is $3135.7, you can see the value of talents today.  The prices are updated every two minutes and given in U.S. dollars.

A talent of gold today

The weight of a talent is 34 kg.  Using the current spot price of gold, which is $3135.7, you can see the value of talents today.  The prices are updated every two minutes and given in U.S. dollars.

• One Talent of Gold: $3,427,714
• Two Talents of Gold: $6,855,427
• Five Talents of Gold: $17,138,567
• Ten Talents of Gold today: $34,277,133
• One Hundred and Twenty Talents (120) of Gold: $411,325,592
  • 1 Kings 10:10 (Queen of Sheba's gift of gold to Solomon)
• Six Hundred and Sixty Six Talents (666) of Gold: $2,282,857,035 
  • 1 Kings 10:14 (Solomon's Annual Income)
• David's funding of Solomon's Temple in 1 Chronicles 22:14
  • One hundred thousand (100,000) talents of Gold today: $342,771,326,452
  • One million talents (1,000,000) of silver today: $37,133,469,272

Talents of Gold in the Old Testament

• 1 Kings 10:10 (Queen of Sheba's gift of gold to Solomon)
• 1 Kings 10:14 (Solomon's Annual Income)

Biblical Weights

• Shekel: 11.5 g
• Mina: 0.6 kg
• Talent: 34 kg