1 Chronicles 29:5-7
English Standard Version Anglicised
5 and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself[a] today to the Lord?”
6 Then (A)the leaders of fathers' houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and (B)the officers over the king's work. 7 They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 (C)darics[b] of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:5 Or ordaining himself; Hebrew filling his hand
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 of an ounce or 8.5 grams
1 Chronicles 29:5-7
New International Version
5 for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate themselves to the Lord today?”
6 Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials(A) in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.(B) 7 They(C) gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[a] and ten thousand darics[b] of gold, ten thousand talents[c] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[d] of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[e] of iron.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
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