In the book of II Chronicles, there is a passage that describes King Solomon's great wealth and power. Specifically, it mentions that he received 666 talents of gold in a year. This has led to much speculation about the significance of this number, and what it might represent. First, it's important to understand what a talent of gold represents. In biblical times, a talent was a unit of weight, roughly equivalent to 75 pounds. So 666 talents of gold would have been an enormous amount of wealth,…