2 Chronicles 29:33

29:33 and 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep ¹  were consecrated.

2 Chronicles 22:12

22:12 He remained in hiding in God’s temple ²  for six years, while Athaliah was ruling over the land.

2 Chronicles 9:13

Solomon’s Wealth

9:13 Solomon received 666 talents ³  of gold per year, ⁴ 

2 Chronicles 9:15

9:15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; 600 measures ⁵  of hammered gold were used for each shield.

2 Chronicles 9:19

9:19 There were twelve statues of lions on the six steps, one lion at each end of each step. There was nothing like it in any other kingdom. ⁶ 

2 Chronicles 26:1

Uzziah’s Reign

26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, ⁷  who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

2 Chronicles 26:3

26:3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. ⁸  His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 3:8

3:8 He made the most holy place; ⁹  its length was 30 feet, ¹⁰  corresponding to the width of the temple, and its width 30 feet. ¹¹  He plated it with 600 talents ¹²  of fine gold.

[29:33]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term צֹאן (ts’on) denotes smaller livestock in general; depending on context it can refer to sheep only or goats only, but there is nothing in the immediate context here to specify one or the other.

[22:12]  ² tn Heb “and he was with them in the house of God hiding.”

[9:13]  ³ 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 Solomon received annually was 44,822 lbs. (20,380 kg).

[9:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the weight of the gold which came to Solomon in one year was 666 units of gold.”

[9:15]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text has simply “600,” with no unit of measure given.

[9:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “nothing like it had been made for any kingdom.”

[26:1]  ⁶ tn The parallel account in 2 Kgs 15:1-8 has the variant spelling “Azariah.”

[26:3]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

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

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

[3:8]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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).