The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-08-04
Wealth Of the Ancients.

itead
Though we may not have tie means
OF arriving at accuracy as to the amour,
OF the precious metals in use AT that re
nod, yet we have the means Of knowinp
that they were rery dJnduMi. more so.
doubtless, shan in any age since. Ac.
cordng to the usual ca.cuI alton, not less
than 900 million pounds Of s,eriinr of
gold AID silver were accumulated and
handed over by David to Solomon. for the
Gonei'uotlon OF the Tempe. After emu.
meratrng the immense sums given by the
king as the spois Of war, and perhaps
from the p"bhc Treasury, David SAYS lie
gave Eom his own private treasury 3.Q9O
talents Of gold and 1000 Of silver: and
his oapt"l"1 aud chef men gave 5000
talents of gold, and 10000 drains, and
10000 talents Of silver, and $4,000 O.
brass. aud 100000 Of iron. The sum
total left for this purpose hv kavid seems
TO have been 100000 raleh;s of gold, /.
100000 taIcuts Of silver, aud bras, and
iron without weight Chron. xiv. %.
W ha;evcr may have been tie exac,
value OF the Hebrew talent, and corse.
one enterprise. We have ample testimony
that the aggregate was enormous which
sufficiently serves our purpose to indicate
the abundant supply o! gold and silver at
that periods
W" find this evidence in The account
we have OF the structure and furniture ,f
/ the wonderful clire Itself In nothing
( was the Temple cn Noun, ZION more ro
markable than iOr the amount Of rold
and silver cmpiovci on it. Tho s,upen
d"us structure WAS overland with gold
/ The floor Of the house. the ark Of the
covenant, and the CheruLimS were over
laid with god; and gold, too. covered the
many ana rich carvings on the walls and
doors while the aIta", and the mercy
seat, and The numerous Vessels and u,-u
sils OF the Temple wvro oC pure gold AS
also were the tables for the shew. tread.
and tho candle sticks and shutters, and
I lamps and the tongs, bowls, cups, ana ba.
slns, the spoons and ceusers ,h. hinges
OF the doors within and without, the flesh
/ hooks, arc al manner Of utensils, vessels
and instruments in the Temple they
J were all Of pure gold.
I And the profusion OF gold and silver
met IN the Temple was but - counterrar,
. Of :he riches of the royal household. tn,
house Of the forest, or the palace Of L..
! banon, shone with The same profusion Of
v..seIs ,rI ou liz ,,D,.oI' ~ i "'',N'"S
/ of Ito snre., ,,r Ioh,n,o. Wv ''oT'I ''I
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.cco,r,oJ or;, 49, l.,. GO "''"''S
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.imo of U.r,J. TemnIa JI.rn.,' VIC
Mia .a. .nr.,'I -, o,!,s,. '.' t''''-
nr ,nre cnId, Ti'a T.n,,'In ,' ". wv I',''t'
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tho y,Ime or .I;,I, i ,,a,ti '' .'i,.'. 'Io''H'
sIoo o00n,on ~ "'>' "e'''
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yor anJ ,,o,.;,,,. .,',,', :" So'o "'u S''
IN ,Ln nnIarr .,,sn - d. '",, "o'o ""'
merciaI rennIe TLa;, ;m,,"ns" roaIm, oo'!
in ,he prer;rns pc,aI. cons;.,oJ Nc, ~ -, -
nrcser, IN Io,ro - 10 ~.
IN nrrarn,,. o,,I Jrmi. ",'ai .,,."i,'" ""'
ple furniture and p,nrsiIs ~ sLili. o,,,
t,,c,.,o or .,..ir ,t',., =" ,,', "''
parnfjvciy IrIc ,n ,,rnmo',, ,,o co,"n'.n, w." W."
a, ,h,, nc,;oL and os E,,Io :, -
the cener,I interests NJ snc;e,v TLe 1 an
cient Persians abounded in ibe n,eciou.
metals and minerals LevorI ony,L;no ~,
can a, the present dav well conceiye-
, We read Of the Immoy,aI,, If D,r;rs
a choice troop Of 10 600 men WHO an