1 Chronicles 14:1

David’s Prestige Grows

14:1 King Hiram of Tyre ¹  sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons, ²  and carpenters to build a palace for him.

1 Chronicles 29:4

29:4 This includes 3,000 talents ³  of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

¹ map For location see Map1-A2; Map2-G2; Map4-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

² tn Heb “craftsman of a wall,” that is, masons skilled at building stone walls.

³ tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. 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.