the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today?”

Then the leaders of the households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds,(A) and the officials in charge of the king’s work(B) gave willingly. For the service of God’s house they gave 185 tons[a] of gold and 10,000 gold coins,[b](C) 375 tons[c] of silver, 675 tons[d] of bronze, and 4,000 tons[e] of iron.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Lit 5,000 talents
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Or drachmas, or darics
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Lit 10,000 talents
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Lit 18,000 talents
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Lit 100,000 talents

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