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Pieces
(1) of silver. In Ps. 68:30 denotes “fragments,” and not properly money. In 1 Sam. 2:36 (Heb. agorah), properly a “small sum” as wages, weighed rather than coined. Josh. 24:32 (Heb. kesitah, q.v.), supposed by some to have been a piece of money bearing the figure of a lamb, but rather simply a certain amount. (Comp. Gen. 33:19).
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(2.) The word pieces is omitted in many passages, as Gen. 20:16; 37:28; 45:22, etc. The passage in Zech. 11:12, 13 is quoted in the Gospel (Matt. 26:15), and from this we know that the word to be supplied is “shekels.” In all these omissions we may thus warrantably supply this word.
(3.) The “piece of money” mentioned in Matt. 17:27 is a stater=a Hebrew shekel, or four Greek drachmae; and that in Luke 15:8, 9, Act 19:19, a Greek drachma=a denarius. (See PENNY.)
In the Bible
146
Verses where Pieces is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Kings 11:30
And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
- 1 Kings 11:31
and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Behold, I will tear the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and I will give you ten tribes.
- 1 Kings 18:23
Get two bulls for us. Let the prophets of Baal choose one bull for themselves, cut it into pieces, and place it on the wood but not light the fire. And I will prepare the other bull and place it on the wood but not light the fire.
- 1 Kings 18:33
Next, he arranged the wood, cut up the bull, placed it on the wood,
- 1 Kings 19:11
Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.
- 1 Samuel 2:10
Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder from heaven against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king. He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”
+140 more verses naming Pieces.
Scripture on Pieces
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- Matthew 27Leviticus 1Daniel 7Mark 8Genesis 20Genesis 33Genesis 37Joshua 241 Kings 111 Kings 182 Chronicles 34Psalms 68Isaiah 13Jeremiah 34Nahum 2Matthew 26Luke 15John 6Acts 19Genesis 15Genesis 44Genesis 45Exodus 15Exodus 22Exodus 23Exodus 29Leviticus 2Leviticus 6Leviticus 8Leviticus 9Deuteronomy 32Judges 9Judges 16Judges 19Judges 201 Samuel 21 Samuel 111 Samuel 151 Kings 192 Kings 22 Kings 52 Kings 62 Kings 82 Kings 112 Kings 182 Kings 232 Kings 242 Kings 252 Chronicles 232 Chronicles 252 Chronicles 282 Chronicles 31Job 4Job 16Job 19Job 34Job 40Psalms 2Psalms 7Psalms 50Psalms 58Psalms 72Psalms 74Psalms 89Psalms 94Psalms 119Song of Solomon 8Isaiah 3Isaiah 8Isaiah 30Isaiah 45Isaiah 51Jeremiah 5Jeremiah 23Jeremiah 50Lamentations 3Ezekiel 4Ezekiel 13Ezekiel 16Ezekiel 23Ezekiel 24Daniel 3Daniel 6Hosea 3Hosea 5Hosea 6Hosea 8Hosea 10Hosea 13Amos 6Micah 1Micah 3Micah 4Micah 5Nahum 3Zechariah 12Matthew 7Matthew 14Matthew 15Matthew 17Matthew 21Matthew 24Mark 5Mark 6Luke 9Luke 12Luke 20Acts 23Acts 27
Voices on Pieces
5
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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