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Then the chiefs of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly

And gave for the service of the house of God—of gold 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics, of silver 10,000 talents, of bronze 18,000 talents, and 100,000 talents of iron.

And whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord in the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

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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) 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. Anyone who had precious stones(D) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons