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Chapter 29 Gifts for Building the Temple 1Then King David said to the whole assembly: “My son Solomon, the one whom God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God.2With all my resources I have provided for the temple of my God—gold for the gold work, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise,The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. stones of various colors, and all kinds of fine stone and marble—all of these in large quantities.3Besides, in my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God, over and above everything I have provided for this holy temple:4three thousand talentsThat is, about 110 tons (about 100 metric tons) of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talentsThat is, about 260 tons (about 240 metric tons) of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now, who is willing to consecrate himself today to the LORD?”6Then the leaders of families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king's work gave willingly.7They gave toward the work on the temple of God five thousand talentsThat is, about 190 tons (about 170 metric tons) and ten thousand daricsThat is, about 185 pounds (about 84 kilograms) of gold, ten thousand talentsThat is, about 375 tons (about 345 metric tons) of silver, eighteen thousand talentsThat is, about 675 tons (about 610 metric tons) of bronze and a hundred thousand talentsThat is, about 3,750 tons (about 3,450 metric tons) of iron.8Any who had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the temple of the LORD in the custody of Jehiel the Gershonite.9The people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given freely and wholeheartedly to the LORD. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
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