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25 I weighed out in their presence the silver, the gold, and the utensils, the contributions which the king, his advisors, his officials, and all the Israelites present there had offered for the house of our God.

26 I weighed out and handed over to them six hundred and fifty talents[a] of silver, one hundred silver vessels weighing two talents, one hundred talents of gold, 27 twenty gold bowls worth one thousand darics, and two superb vessels of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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  1. Ezra 8:26 Six hundred and fifty talents: this would convert to about 25 tons of silver. Even a much smaller amount would have been difficult to transport.

25 and I weighed out(A) to them the offering of silver and gold and the articles that the king, his advisers, his officials and all Israel present there had donated for the house of our God. 26 I weighed out to them 650 talents[a] of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents,[b] 100 talents[c] of gold, 27 20 bowls of gold valued at 1,000 darics,[d] and two fine articles of polished bronze, as precious as gold.

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  1. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 24 tons or about 22 metric tons
  2. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  3. Ezra 8:26 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons
  4. Ezra 8:27 That is, about 19 pounds or about 8.4 kilograms