1 Chronicles 29:3-9
3In addition, in my delight in the house of my God, the treasure I have of gold and silver, I give to the house of my God, over and above all that I have already provided for the holy ▼▼Lit house
temple, 4namely, bthree thousand ▼▼A talent was about 75 lb. or 34 kg
talents of gold, from dthe gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the ▼▼Lit houses
buildings; 5gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver, that is, for all the work ▼▼Lit by the hand of the craftsmen
done by the craftsmen. Who then is willing ▼▼Lit to fill his hand
to consecrate himself this day to the Lord?” 6 Then hthe rulers of the fathers’ households, the leaders of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and hundreds, with ithe supervisors of the king’s work, offered willingly; 7and for the service of the house of God they gave five thousand talents and ten thousand ▼
▼A coin weighing about 0.25 oz. or 7 gm
,
kdarics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of brass, and a hundred thousand talents of iron. 8 ▼▼Lit Those with whom were found
Whoever possessed precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the Lord, ▼▼Lit on the hand of
in care of nJehiel the Gershonite. 9Then the people rejoiced because they had offered so willingly, for they made their offering to the Lord owholeheartedly, and King David also rejoiced greatly.
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