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1 Chronicles 29:5-7
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1 Chronicles 29:5-7
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5 I have given gold and silver for all the things made of gold and silver. I have given gold and silver so that skilled men can make all different kinds of things for the Temple. Now, how many of you Israelites are ready to give yourselves to the Lord today?”
6 The family leaders, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, the generals, the captains, and the officials responsible for the king’s work, were all ready and gave their valuable things. 7 These are the things they gave for God’s house: 190 tons[a] of gold; 375 tons[b] of silver; 675 tons[c] of bronze; and 3750 tons[d] of iron.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:7 190 tons Literally, “5000 talents and 10,000 darics” (172.59 metric tons).
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 375 tons Literally, “10,000 talents” (345 metric tons).
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 675 tons Literally, “18,000 talents” (621 metric tons).
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 3750 tons Literally, “100,000 talents” (3450 metric tons).
1 Chronicles 29:5-7
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1 Chronicles 29:5-7
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5 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?”
6 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) 7 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.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
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