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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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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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