gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work [a]done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing [b]to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?”

Then (A)the rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with (B)the supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly; and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand [c](C)darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit by the hand of the craftsmen
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Lit to fill his hand
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A coin weighing about 0.25 oz. or 7 gm

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(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.

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Footnotes

  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