I weighed out to them<n id="1" /> 650 talents of silver, silver vessels worth 100 talents,<n id="2" /> 100 talents of gold,

<p class="poetry">A deceiver&#8217;s methods are evil;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he dreams up evil plans<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">to ruin the poor with lies,p> <p class="poetry">even when the needy are in the right.<n id="3" />p>

he<n id="1" /> sent his son Joram<n id="2" /> to King David to extend his best wishes<n id="3" /> and to pronounce a blessing on him for his victory over Hadadezer, for Toi had been at war with Hadadezer.<n id="4" /> He brought with him various items made of silver, gold, and bronze.<n id="5" />

The silver brought to the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple was not used for silver bowls, trimming shears, basins, trumpets, or any kind of gold or silver implements.

Now seek the <sc>Lordsc> your God wholeheartedly and with your entire being!<n id="1" /> Get up and build the sanctuary of the <sc>Lordsc> God! Then you can bring<n id="2" /> the ark of the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s covenant and the holy items dedicated to God&#8217;s service<n id="3" /> into the temple that is built to honor the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

Jehoshaphat and his men<n id="1" /> went to gather the plunder; they found a huge amount of supplies, clothing<n id="2" /> and valuable items. They carried away everything they could.<n id="3" /> There was so much plunder, it took them three days to haul it off.<n id="4" />p>

When they were finished, they brought the rest of the silver to the king and Jehoiada. They used it to make items for the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple, including items used in the temple service and for burnt sacrifices, pans, and various other gold and silver items. Throughout Jehoiada&#8217;s lifetime, burnt sacrifices were offered regularly in the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s temple.p>