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69 They gave after their ability to the treasure of the work sixty-one thousand drachmas[a] of gold, five thousand pounds[b] of silver, and one hundred priestly garments.

70 So the priests and the Levites, along with some of the people, the singers, the porters, and those donated as temple servants, lived in their cities, with the result that all Israel resettled in their cities.

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

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