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So the leaders of the ancestral households presented their voluntary offerings, as did the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s business. They presented 5,000 gold talents[a] and 10,000 gold darics[b] for the work of the Temple of God, 10,000 silver talents[c], 18,000 bronze talents,[d] and 100,000 iron talents.[e] Whoever owned precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Temple of the Lord, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 375,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 156 pounds; a daric weighed about one quarter of an ounce
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 750,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 1,350,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 7,500,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds