1 Crônicas 29:4

4 três mil talentos de ouro, do ouro de Ofir, e sete mil talentos de prata refinada, para cobrir as paredes das casas;

1 Crônicas 29:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:4

Even three thousand talents of gold
Which, according to Scheuchzer ^F3, amount to 36,660,000 ducats of gold; and, according to Brerewood ^F4, to 13,500,000 pounds of our money:

of the gold of Ophir;
which was reckoned the best gold; not Ophir in India, which was not known till Solomon's time, but in Arabia, as Bochart ^F5 has shown; so Eupolemus ^F6, an Heathen writer, says, that David having built ships at Achan, a city of Arabia, sent miners to Urphe (supposed to be the same with Ophir) in the island of the Red sea,(See Gill on :) and that he was able to give so great a sum out of his own substance, Dr. Prideaux ^F7 thinks, can only be accounted for by his great returns from this traffic; since these 3000 talents, according to him, amounted to 21,600,000 pounds sterling:

and seven thousand talents of refined silver;
amounting, according to Scheuchzer ^F8, to 31,500,000 imperials, or rix dollars; and, according to Brerewood ^F9, to 2,625,000 pounds of our money:

to overlay the walls of the houses withal;
the gold was to overlay the walls of the holy and most holy place, the silver to overlay the walls of the chambers built around the temple.

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 631.
F4 De Ponder. & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 5.
F5 Phaleg. l. 2. c. 27. col. 140.
F6 Apud Euseb. Evangel. Praepar. l. 9. c. 30. p. 447.
F7 Connection, par. 1. p. 5, 6.
F8 Ut supra. (Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 631.)
F9 Ut supra. (De Ponder. & Pret. Vet. Num. c. 5.)

1 Crônicas 29:4 In-Context

2 Eu, pois, com todas as minhas forças tenho preparado para a casa de meu Deus o ouro para as obras de ouro, a prata para as de prata, o bronze para as de bronze, o ferro para as de ferro e a madeira para as de madeira; pedras de oberilo, pedras de engaste, pedras de ornato, pedras de várias cores, toda sorte de pedras preciosas, e mármore em abundância.

3 Além disso, porque pus o meu afeto na casa de meu Deus, o ouro e prata particular que tenho, eu o dou para a casa do meu Deus, afora tudo quanto tenho preparado para a casa do santuário:

4 três mil talentos de ouro, do ouro de Ofir, e sete mil talentos de prata refinada, para cobrir as paredes das casas;

5 ouro para as obras e ouro, e prata para as de prata, para toda a obra a ser feita por mão de artífices. Quem, pois, está disposto a fazer oferta voluntária, consagrando-se hoje ao Senhor?

6 Então os chefes das casas paternas, os chefes das tribos de Israel, e os chefes de mil e de cem, juntamente com os intendentes da obra do rei, fizeram ofertas voluntárias;