²⁵ and I weighed out to them the silver, the gold, and the vessels intended for the temple of our God—items that the king, his advisers, his officials, and all Israel who were present had contributed. ²⁶ I weighed out to them:^[a] 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents,^[b] 100 talents of gold, ²⁷ 20 gold bowls worth 1,000 darics, and 2 exquisite vessels of gleaming bronze, as valuable as gold.