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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] They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon.

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  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.

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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  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