^29:3Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple. ^29:4This includes 3,000 talents⁴ of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, ^29:5for gold and silver items, and for all the work of the craftsmen. Who else wants to contribute to the Lord today?”

^29:6The leaders of the families, the leaders of the Israelite tribes, the commanders of units of a thousand and a hundred, and the supervisors of the king’s work contributed willingly. ^29:7They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents⁵ and ten thousand darics⁶ of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron. ^29:8All who possessed precious⁷ stones donated them to the treasury of the Lord’s temple, which was under the supervision of Jehiel the Gershonite. ^29:9The people were delighted with their donations, for they contributed to the Lord with a willing attitude;⁸ King David was also very happy.⁹

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Footnotes

4 See the note on the word “talents” in . Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, David had supplied 101 tons (91,800 kg) of gold and 235.5 tons (214,200 kg) of silver.
5 See the note on the word “talents” in . Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron.
6 On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see 204 דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely. The daric was a unit of weight perhaps equal to between 8 and 9 grams (just under one-third of an ounce), so 10,000 darics of gold would weigh between 80 and 90 kilograms (between 176 and 198 pounds).
7 The word “precious” is supplied in the translation for clarification.
8 Heb “with a complete heart.”
9 Heb “was rejoiced with great joy.”