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13 Then you will be successful, if you keep on observing the statutes and ordinances that the Lord commanded Moses concerning Israel. Be strong, be courageous, and never give in to fear or dismay. 14 At great effort I have provided for the Temple of the Lord 100,000 gold talents,[a] 1,000,000 silver talents,[b] as well as bronze and iron beyond calculation, since there is so much of it. I’ve also provided timber and stone, but you’ll need to obtain more. 15 You already have plenty of workers, including stonecutters, masons, carpenters, and an innumerable group of artisans who are skilled at working in

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:14 I.e. about 7,500,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 I.e. about 75,000,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds

13 Then you will have success(A) if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws(B) that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous.(C) Do not be afraid or discouraged.

14 “I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents[a] of gold, a million talents[b] of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.(D) 15 You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters,(E) as well as those skilled in every kind of work

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 3,750 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 37,500 tons or about 34,000 metric tons