1 Chronicles 29:7-9
International Standard Version
7 They presented 5,000 gold talents[a] and 10,000 gold darics[b] for the work of the Temple of God, 10,000 silver talents[c], 18,000 bronze talents,[d] and 100,000 iron talents.[e] 8 Whoever owned precious stones gave them to the treasury of the Temple of the Lord, in care of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced because they had given voluntarily, since with a devoted heart they had freely given to the Lord.
David’s Praise to God
King David also rejoiced greatly.
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- 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 375,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 156 pounds; a daric weighed about one quarter of an ounce
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 750,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 1,350,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
- 1 Chronicles 29:7 I.e. about 7,500,000 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds
1 Chronicles 29:7-9
New International Version
7 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. 8 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) 9 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.
Footnotes
- 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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