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14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple.[a] I have stored up 100,000 talents[b] of gold, 1,000,000 talents[c] of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.
  3. 1 Chronicles 22:14 tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”

14 “I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents[a] of gold, a million talents[b] of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.(A)

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  1. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 3,750 tons or about 3,400 metric tons
  2. 1 Chronicles 22:14 That is, about 37,500 tons or about 34,000 metric tons