Piece Of Gold
PIECE OF GOLD [smith]
The rendering "pieces of gold," as in (2Â Kings 5:5) is very doubtful; and "shekels of gold") as designating the value of the whole quantity, not individual pieces is preferable. Coined money was unknown in Palestine till the Persian period.PIECE OF GOLD [isbe]
PIECE OF GOLD - The word "pieces" is supplied in 2 Ki 5:5 (story of Naaman), "6,000 pieces of gold," where the Revised Version margin more correctly suggests "shekels" (compare 1 Ki 10:16).See MONEY.
