Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 29:6-9

6Then the leadersH8269 of the familiesH1, the officersH8269 of the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478, the commandersH8269 of thousandsH505 and of hundredsH3967, and the officialsH8269 in charge of the king’sH4428 workH4399 gave willinglyH5068. 7Toward the serviceH5656 of God’sH430 houseH1004 they gaveH5414 5,000H2568 H505 talentsH3603 1 and 10,000H7239 daricsH150 of goldH2091,2 10,000H6235 H505 talentsH3603 of silverH3701,3 18,000H7239 H8083 H505 talentsH3603 of bronzeH5178,4 and 100,000H3967 H505 talentsH3603 of ironH1270.5 8Whoever hadH4672 H854 precious stonesH68 gave themH5414 to the treasuryH214 of the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, underH5921 the careH3027 of JehielH3171 6 the GershoniteH1649. 9And the peopleH5971 rejoicedH8055 atH5921 the willing response of their leadersH5068, forH3588 they had givenH5068 to the LORD freelyH3068 and wholeheartedlyH3820 H8003. And KingH4428 DavidH1732 alsoH1571 rejoicedH8055 H8057 greatlyH1419.

Notes

1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 5,000 talents is approximately 188.5 tons or 171 metric tons of gold. ↩
2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 Or 10,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 185.2 pounds or 84 kilograms of gold coins ↩
3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver. ↩
4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 18,000 talents is approximately 678.6 tons or 615.6 metric tons of bronze. ↩
5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of iron. ↩
6. 1 Chronicles 29:8 Jehiel is a variant of Jehieli; see 1 Chronicles 26:21. ↩