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1 Chronicles 29:6-9

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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 talents That is, about 190 tons or about 170 metric tons and ten thousand darics That is, about 185 pounds or about 84 kilograms of gold, ten thousand talents That is, about 380 tons or about 340 metric tons of silver, eighteen thousand talents That is, about 675 tons or about 610 metric tons of bronze and a hundred thousand talents That is, about 3,800 tons or about 3,400 metric tons of iron. 8Anyone 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.