4^th The value of the gold vessels alone was £545,296,203 sterling
^20^ and the silver was £439,344,000; added to this the wages,
provission, and other necessaries for 100,000 workmen
and 70,000 slaves for upwards of seven years; Besides
300 grand officers or masters and 3,300 overseers in whom,
in addition to their wages, King Solomon presented as a
free gift £6,763,977, Heroditus informs us the yearly
treasures imported from Ophir was £3,240,000 sterling
all of our money; his annual tribute from Dependant
nations, was £4,796,200 sterling. Solomon had
ships & sailed them to Ophir and Tarshish for gold, silver
& precious stones, which was the most valuable part
of his revenue; [1 Kings 9:28] [1 Kings 10:22] he visited those places in person & with
his usual wisdom superintended not ownly the
collages of naval architecture established there but also
the fitting out of his own ships for the improvement
of this important branch of traffic, which enabled him
to beautify the Temple with such splendour, to the
service of God A talent of Gold is £5,476 sterling

[5,476 x] 5 = 27275

The value of the gold vessels alone was £545,296,206, sterling and the silver was £439,344,000; added to this the wages, provission, and other necessaries for 100,000 workmen and 70,000 slaves for upwards of seven years! Besides 300 grand officers on masters and 3,300 overseers in whom in addition to their wages, King Solomon presented as a free gift £6,763,977, Henoditus informs us the yearly treasures imported from Ophir was £3,240,000 sterling all of our money; his annual tribute from dependant nations, was £4,796,200 sterling. Solomon had ships & sailed them to Ophir and Tharshish for gold, Silver & precious stones, which was the most valuable part of his revenue; he visited those places in person & with his usual wisdom superintended not ownly the collages of naval architecture established there but also the tithing out of his own ships for the improvement of this important branch of traffic, which mattered this to beautify the Temple with such splendour, to the service of God A talent of Gold is £5,476 sterling 5/27375