They gave towards the work on the temple of God five thousand talents[a] and ten thousand darics[b] of gold, ten thousand talents[c] of silver, eighteen thousand talents[d] of bronze and a hundred thousand talents[e] of iron. Anyone who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the Lord in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite. The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 170 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 84 kilograms
  3. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 340 metric tons
  4. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 610 metric tons
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:7 That is, about 3,400 metric tons