three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of (A)Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; the gold for things of gold and the silver for things of silver, and for all kinds of work to be done by the hands of craftsmen. Who then is (B)willing to [a]consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”

Then (C)the leaders of the fathers’ houses, leaders of the tribes of Israel, the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with (D)the officers over the king’s work, (E)offered willingly.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit. fill his hand

three thousand talents[a] of gold (gold of Ophir)(A) and seven thousand talents[b] of refined silver,(B) for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 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?”

Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials(C) in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.(D)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 110 tons or about 100 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:4 That is, about 260 tons or about 235 metric tons