The scholars say, "Animals from Barbary" [Βαρβαρία]... I gathered me also silver and gold; as it is written, "And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones". Is it possible?—like the stones on the roads and in the yards, and they were not stolen?
Scholars assert that animals from North Africa... I collected valuable commodities, including silver and gold; the Bible states, "The king made silver plentiful in Jerusalem, as if it were stone." Is this conceivable?—like stones encountered on sidewalks and in gardens, untouched?