Scripture · Old Testament
1 Chronicles 29:7
1 Chronicles 29:7 is verse 7 of 1 Chronicles chapter 29, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
5,000 talents is approximately 188.5 tons or 171 metric tons of gold.
Or 10,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 185.2 pounds or 84 kilograms of gold coins
10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver.
18,000 talents is approximately 678.6 tons or 615.6 metric tons of bronze.
100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of iron.
King James Version
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
World English Bible
and they gave for the service of God’s house of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, of silver ten thousand talents, of bronze eighteen thousand talents, and of iron one hundred thousand talents.
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 5000 talents is about 150 metric tons
a daric was a gold coin issued by a Persian king, weighing about 8.4 grams or about 0.27 troy ounces each.
Read in context
1 Chronicles 29:5–9 · Berean Standard Bible
5 for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”
6 Then the leaders of the households, 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.
7 Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.
8 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
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