1 Chronicles 29:7

29:7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents ¹  and ten thousand darics ²  of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

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 Chronicles 16:3

16:3 He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

1 Chronicles 22:14

22:14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. ⁴  I have stored up 100,000 talents ⁵  of gold, 1,000,000 ⁶  talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

1 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, ⁷  Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents ⁸  of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah. ⁹ 

1 Chronicles 20:2

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ¹⁰  and wore it ¹¹  (its weight was a talent ¹²  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

¹ 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, 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.

² tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.

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.

⁵ tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”

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

⁷ tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”

⁷ tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

⁸ tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.

⁹ tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”

⁹ tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.

¹⁰ tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

¹¹ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.