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1 Chronicles 29:7-9
New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 29:7-9
New Living Translation
7 For the construction of the Temple of God, they gave about 188 tons of gold,[a] 10,000 gold coins,[b] 375 tons of silver,[c] 675 tons of bronze,[d] and 3,750 tons of iron.[e] 8 They also contributed numerous precious stones, which were deposited in the treasury of the house of the Lord under the care of Jehiel, a descendant of Gershon. 9 The people rejoiced over the offerings, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord, and King David was filled with joy.
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- 29:7a Hebrew 5,000 talents [170 metric tons] of gold.
- 29:7b Hebrew 10,000 darics [a Persian coin] of gold, about 185 pounds or 84 kilograms in weight.
- 29:7c Hebrew 10,000 talents [340 metric tons] of silver.
- 29:7d Hebrew 18,000 talents [612 metric tons] of bronze.
- 29:7e Hebrew 100,000 talents [3,400 metric tons] of iron.
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