69 Based on what they could give, they gave 61,000 gold coins,[a] 6,250 pounds[b] of silver, and 100 priestly garments to the treasury(A) for the project. 70 The priests, Levites, singers, gatekeepers, temple servants, and some of the people settled in their towns, and the rest of Israel settled in their towns.(B)

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  1. 2:69 Or drachmas, or darics
  2. 2:69 Lit 5,000 minas

69 According to their ability they gave to the treasury for this work 61,000 darics[a] of gold, 5,000 minas[b] of silver and 100 priestly garments.

70 The priests, the Levites, the musicians, the gatekeepers and the temple servants settled in their own towns, along with some of the other people, and the rest of the Israelites settled in their towns.(A)

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  1. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 1,100 pounds or about 500 kilograms
  2. Ezra 2:69 That is, about 3 tons or about 2.8 metric tons