and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand [a](A)darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. [b]Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, [c]in care of (B)Jehiel the Gershonite. Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord (C)wholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A coin weighing about 0.25 oz. or 7 gm
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit Those with whom were found
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Lit on the hand of

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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  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