1 Chronicles 28:18

28:18 and for the refined gold of the incense altar.

He gave him ¹  the blueprint for the seat ²  of the gold cherubim that spread their wings ³  and provide shelter for the ark of the Lord’s covenant.

1 Chronicles 21:25

21:25 So David bought the place from Ornan for 600 pieces of gold. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 1:50

1:50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. ⁵  His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

1 Chronicles 28:15

28:15 for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,

1 Chronicles 28:17

28:17 for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,

1 Chronicles 29:3-4

29:3 Now, 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. 29:4 This includes 3,000 talents ⁶  of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,

1 Chronicles 18:10

18:10 he sent his son Hadoram ⁷  to King David to extend his best wishes ⁸  and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Tou had been at war with Hadadezer. ⁹  He also sent various items made of gold, silver, and bronze. ¹⁰ 

1 Chronicles 20:2

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ¹¹  and wore it ¹²  (its weight was a talent ¹³  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

1 Chronicles 22:14

22:14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. ¹⁴  I have stored up 100,000 talents ¹⁵  of gold, 1,000,000 ¹⁶  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 29:7

29:7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents ¹⁷  and ten thousand darics ¹⁸  of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

[28:18]  ¹ tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:18]  ² tc The Hebrew text reads מֶרְכָּבָה (merkavah, “chariot”), but the final he (ה) is probably dittographic – note the prefixed he (ה) on the immediately following word. It is preferable to read מֶרְכָּב (merkav, “seat”).

[28:18]  ³ tc The Hebrew text does not have “their wings,” but the word כְּנָפַיִם (kÿnafayim, “wings”) has probably been accidentally omitted by homoioteleuton. Note that the immediately preceding לְפֹרְשִׂים (lÿforsim) also ends in mem (ם).

[21:25]  ⁴ tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 24:24 says David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for “fifty pieces of silver.” This would have been about 20 ounces (568 grams) of silver by weight.

[1:50]  ⁷ tc Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with some LXX mss, the Syriac, and Vulgate, read “Pau.” See also Gen 36:39.

[29:4]  ¹⁰ 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.

[18:10]  ¹³ tn The name is spelled “Joram” in the parallel text in 2 Sam 8:10.

[18:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to ask concerning him for peace.”

[18:10]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “and to bless him because he fought with Hadadezer and defeated him, for Hadadezer was a man of battles with Tou.”

[18:10]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “[along with] all items of gold and silver and bronze.”

[20:2]  ¹⁶ 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.

[20:2]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

[20:2]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[22:14]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”

[22:14]  ²⁰ tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[22:14]  ²¹ tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”

[29:7]  ²² 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.

[29:7]  ²³ 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.