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and for the other gold and silver work to be done by the craftsmen. Now then, who will follow my example and give offerings to the Lord today?”

Then the family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals and captains of the army,[a] and the king’s administrative officers all gave willingly. For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,[b] 10,000 gold coins,[c] 375 tons of silver,[d] 675 tons of bronze,[e] and 3,750 tons of iron.[f]

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Footnotes

  1. 29:6 Hebrew the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
  2. 29:7a Hebrew 5,000 talents [170 metric tons] of gold.
  3. 29:7b Hebrew 10,000 darics [a Persian coin] of gold, about 185 pounds or 84 kilograms in weight.
  4. 29:7c Hebrew 10,000 talents [340 metric tons] of silver.
  5. 29:7d Hebrew 18,000 talents [612 metric tons] of bronze.
  6. 29:7e Hebrew 100,000 talents [3,400 metric tons] of iron.

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