13 He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas,[a] and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.’

14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We don’t want this man to rule over us.’

15 “At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:13 = Gk coin worth a hundred drachmas or about a hundred days’ wages

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