1 Chronicles 29:7

7 Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents ^[a] and 10,000 darics of gold, ^[b] 10,000 talents of silver, ^[c] 18,000 talents of bronze, ^[d] and 100,000 talents of iron. ^[e]

1 Chronicles 29:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 29:7

And gave for the service of the house of God
For building and adorning it, and providing proper utensils for it:

of gold five thousand talents;
which, according to Scheuchzer ^F12, came to 61,100,000 ducats of gold: and these, with "the 10,000 drachms"; make of our money, according to Brerewood ^F13, 22,507,500 pounds; some reckon a drachm at two ducats and a half, and somewhat more ^F14:

and of silver ten thousand talents;
which, according to the former writer, amounted to 450,000,000 imperials, or rix dollars; and, according to the latter, they made of our money 3,750,000 pounds:

and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand
talents of iron;
the weight of each of which were so much.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 Ut supra. (Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 631.)
F13 Ut supra. (Physica Sacra, vol. 4. p. 631.)
F14 Eisenschmidius apud Scheuchzer. ib. p. 635.

1 Chronicles 29:7 In-Context

5 for 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 to the LORD today?”

6 Then the leaders of the families, the officers of the tribes of Israel, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of the king’s work gave willingly.

7 Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents and 10,000 darics of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

8 Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.

Footnotes

• [a] 5,000 talents is approximately 188.5 tons or 171 metric tons of gold.
• [b] Or 10,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 185.2 pounds or 84 kilograms of gold coins
• [c] 10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver.
• [d] 18,000 talents is approximately 678.6 tons or 615.6 metric tons of bronze.
• [e] 100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of iron.