Esther 3:9

If it pleases the king, let an order be sent out to destroy them. I will put ten thousand talents of silver into the king's treasury. It will pay the men who do this work."

Esther 3:9, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: Ten thousand talents was a huge sum, about 375 tons of silver.

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