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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. People who had valuable stones gave them to the Lord’s Temple. Jehiel took care of the valuable stones. He was from the Gershon family. The people were very happy because their leaders were willing to give so much. The leaders had given freely to the Lord from good hearts. King David was also very happy.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 190 tons Literally, “5000 talents and 10,000 darics” (172.59 metric tons).
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 375 tons Literally, “10,000 talents” (345 metric tons).
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 675 tons Literally, “18,000 talents” (621 metric tons).
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 3750 tons Literally, “100,000 talents” (3450 metric tons).

They(A) 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. Anyone who had precious stones(B) gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.(C) The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly(D) to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

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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