2 Chronicles 2:7

2:7 “Now send me a man who is skilled in working with gold, silver, bronze, and iron, as well as purple, crimson, and violet colored fabrics, and who knows how to engrave. He will work with my skilled craftsmen here in Jerusalem ¹  and Judah, whom my father David provided.

2 Chronicles 3:8

3:8 He made the most holy place; ²  its length was 30 feet, ³  corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. ⁴  He plated it with 600 talents ⁵  of fine gold.

2 Chronicles 5:1

5:1 When Solomon had finished constructing the Lord’s temple, he put the holy items that belonged to his father David (the silver, gold, and all the other articles) in the treasuries of God’s temple.

2 Chronicles 8:18

8:18 Huram sent him ships and some of his sailors, men who were well acquainted with the sea. They sailed with Solomon’s men to Ophir, ⁶  and took from there 450 talents ⁷  of gold, which they brought back to King Solomon.

2 Chronicles 9:9

9:9 She gave the king 120 talents ⁸  of gold and a very large quantity of spices and precious gems. The quantity of spices the queen of Sheba gave King Solomon has never been matched. ⁹ 

2 Chronicles 9:21

9:21 The king had a fleet of large merchant ships ¹⁰  manned by Huram’s men ¹¹  that sailed the sea. Once every three years the fleet ¹²  came into port with cargoes of ¹³  gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks. ¹⁴ 

2 Chronicles 12:9

12:9 King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

2 Chronicles 13:8

13:8 Now you are declaring that you will resist the Lord’s rule through the Davidic dynasty. ¹⁵  You have a huge army, ¹⁶  and bring with you the gold calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

2 Chronicles 13:11

13:11 They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly ¹⁷  we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.

2 Chronicles 16:3

16:3 “I want to make a treaty with you, like the one our fathers made. ¹⁸  See, I have sent you silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel, so he will retreat from my land.” ¹⁹ 

2 Chronicles 21:3

21:3 Their father gave them many presents, including silver, gold, and other precious items, along with fortified cities in Judah. But he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

2 Chronicles 24:14

24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the Lord’s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada’s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the Lord’s temple.

2 Chronicles 25:24

25:24 He took away all the gold and silver, all the items found in God’s temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom, the riches in the royal palace, and some hostages. Then he went back to Samaria.

[2:7]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:8]  ² tn Heb “the house of the holy place of holy places.”

[3:8]  ³ tn Heb “twenty cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), this would give a length of 30 feet (9 m).

[3:8]  ⁴ tc Heb “twenty cubits.” Some suggest adding, “and its height twenty cubits” (see 1 Kgs 6:20). The phrase could have been omitted by homoioteleuton.

[3:8]  ⁵ 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 weight of the gold plating was 40,380 lbs. (18,360 kg).

[8:18]  ³ tn Heb “and Huram sent to him by the hand of his servants, ships, and servants [who] know the sea, and they came with the servants of Solomon to Ophir.”

[8:18]  ⁴ 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 weight of the gold was 30,285 lbs. (13,770 kg).

[9:9]  ⁴ 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 weight of the gold was 8,076 lbs. (3,672 kg).

[9:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “there has not been like those spices which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.”

[9:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “for ships belonging to the king were going [to] Tarshish with the servants of Huram.” This probably refers to large ships either made in or capable of traveling to the distant western port of Tarshish.

[9:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “servants.”

[9:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “the fleet of Tarshish [ships].”

[9:21]  ⁸ tn Heb “the ships of Tarshish came carrying.”

[9:21]  ⁹ tn The meaning of this word is unclear; some suggest it refers to “baboons.” NEB has “monkeys,” NASB, NRSV “peacocks,” and NIV “baboons.”

[13:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “the kingdom of the Lord by the hand of the sons of David.”

[13:8]  ⁷ tn Or “horde”; or “multitude.”

[13:11]  ⁷ tn Or “for.”

[16:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “[May there be] a covenant between me and you [as there was] between my father and your father.”

[16:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “so he will go up from upon me.”