1 Chronicles 22:14
Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
Note 100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of gold.
Note 1,000,000 talents is approximately 37,700 tons or 34,200 metric tons of silver.
Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
Note trouble: or, poverty
Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the Lord’s house one hundred thousand talents of gold, one million talents of silver, and bronze and iron without weight; for it is in abundance. I have also prepared timber and stone; and you may add to them.
Note A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces, so 100,000 talents is about 3 metric tons
Note about 30,000 metric tons
Now, behold, in my affliction I have prepared for the house of Jehovah a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver, and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
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Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- trouble
- or, poverty.
- 2 Corinthians 8:2
- an hundred thousand
- This, at 5,075£. 15s. 7®d. the talent, would amount to the sum of 507,578,125£.
- 1 Chronicles 29:4–7; 1 Kings 10:14
- without weight
- 1 Chronicles 22:3; 2 Kings 25:16; Jeremiah 52:20