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1 Chronicles 29:4

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Chronicles 29:4

Verse 4 of 30

Scripture focus

[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]:

1 Chronicles 29:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Chronicles 29:4

Theological / Devotional

Three thousand talents. If this was a regular talent, reckoned at 75.39 lb. (see Vol. I, p. 164), the amount of gold gathered by David would thus be about 113 tons (102 metric tons). However, we cannot be certain of the precise value of ancient standards of weight. See further pp. 122, 123.

Seven thousand talents. On the basis of a talent weighing 75.39 lb. (see Vol. I, p. 164) the amount of silver contributed would be about 263 tons, or 239 metric tons. See above under “three thousand talents.”

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