KJV King James Version
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
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1 Chronicles 29:7
And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
ASV American Standard Version
and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they give for the service of the house of God, of gold—talents five thousand, and drams a myriad; and of silver—talents ten thousand, and of brass—a myriad and eight thousand talents; and of iron—a hundred thousand talents;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 29
4 [Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses [withal]:
5 The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for [things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by the hands of artificers. And who [then] is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king’s work, offered willingly,
7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
8 And they with whom [precious] stones were found gave [them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
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וַֽיִּתְּנ֞וּH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלַעֲבוֹדַ֣תH5656 · a.vo.dahserviceבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםH430 · e.lo.himGodזָהָ֞בH2091 · za.havgoldכִּכָּרִ֣יםH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)חֲמֵֽשֶׁת־H2568 · cha.meshfiveאֲלָפִים֮H505 · e.lephthousandוַאֲדַרְכֹנִ֣יםH150 · a.dar.kondramרִבּוֹ֒H7239 · rib.boten thousandוְכֶ֗סֶףH3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyכִּכָּרִים֙H3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)עֲשֶׂ֣רֶתH6235 · e.sertenאֲלָפִ֔יםH505 · e.lephthousandוּנְחֹ֕שֶׁתH5178 · ne.cho.shetbronzeרִבּ֛וֹH7239 · rib.boten thousandוּשְׁמוֹנַ֥תH8083 · she.mo.neheightאֲלָפִ֖יםH505 · e.lephthousandכִּכָּרִ֑יםH3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)וּבַרְזֶ֖לH1270 · bar.zelironמֵֽאָה־H3967 · me.ahhundredאֶ֥לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandכִּכָּרִֽים׃H3603 · kik.karPlain (of Jericho)
Cross-references
Ezra 2:69They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests’ garments.Nehemiah 7:70-71And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
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