and for all the work to be done by craftsmen, gold for the things of gold and silver for the things of silver. Who then will offer willingly, consecrating himself[a] today to the Lord?”

Then (A)the leaders of fathers' houses made their freewill offerings, as did also the leaders of the tribes, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and (B)the officers over the king's work. They gave for the service of the house of God 5,000 talents and 10,000 (C)darics[b] of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze and 100,000 talents of iron.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:5 Or ordaining himself; Hebrew filling his hand
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:7 A daric was a coin weighing about 1/4 ounce or 8.5 grams

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