Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 29:2-7

2Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.

3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: 4three thousand talents of gold1 (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver,2 to overlay the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”

6Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly. 7Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents3 and 10,000 darics of gold,4 10,000 talents of silver,5 18,000 talents of bronze,6 and 100,000 talents of iron.7

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1. 1 Chronicles 29:4 3,000 talents is approximately 113 tons or 103 metric tons of gold. ↩
2. 1 Chronicles 29:4 7,000 talents is approximately 264 tons or 239.5 metric tons of silver. ↩
3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 5,000 talents is approximately 188.5 tons or 171 metric tons of gold. ↩
4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Or 10,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 185.2 pounds or 84 kilograms of gold coins ↩
5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver. ↩
6. 1 Chronicles 29:7 18,000 talents is approximately 678.6 tons or 615.6 metric tons of bronze. ↩
7. 1 Chronicles 29:7 100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of iron. ↩

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