Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings, New Living Translation I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings English Standard Version 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, Berean Standard Bible three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, King James Bible Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: New King James Version three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses; New American Standard Bible namely, three thousand talents of gold, from the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings; NASB 1995 namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings; NASB 1977 namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings; Legacy Standard Bible namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings; Amplified Bible namely, 3,000 talents of gold from the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings; Christian Standard Bible 100 tons of gold (gold of Ophir ) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, Holman Christian Standard Bible 100 tons of gold (gold of Ophir) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, American Standard Version even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses; Contemporary English Version More than 100 tons of my finest gold and almost 240 tons of my silver will be used to decorate its walls English Revised Version even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal: GOD'S WORD® Translation There are 225,000 pounds of gold from Ophir and 525,000 pounds of refined silver. They are to be used to cover the walls of the buildings, Good News Translation I have given 115 tons of the finest gold and 265 tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple International Standard Version 3,000 gold talents imported from Ophir, 7,000 talents of refined silver for gilding the walls of the Temple Majority Standard Bible three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, NET Bible This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, New Heart English Bible even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses; Webster's Bible Translation Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses: World English Bible even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses; Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthree thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses, Young's Literal Translation three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses, Smith's Literal Translation Three thousand talents of gold from gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of purified silver, to spread over the walls of the houses: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThree thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple. Catholic Public Domain Version three thousand talents of gold, from the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of highly-refined silver, for the gilding of the walls of the temple; New American Bible three thousand talents of Ophir gold, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the rooms, New Revised Standard Version three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleOne million talents of gold, of fine gold, and two million talents of silver, to overlay the walls of the house: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated One million talents of gold, of fine gold, two million talents of silver to overlay the walls of the house. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, wherewith to overlay the walls of the houses; Brenton Septuagint Translation Three thousand talents of gold of Suphir, and seven thousand talents of fine silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the sanctuary: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Offerings for the Temple…3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: 4three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, 5for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”… Cross References Exodus 25:3-7 This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; / blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; / ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; ... 1 Kings 7:48-50 Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple. 2 Samuel 8:11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— 1 Kings 10:14-22 The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ... 2 Chronicles 5:1 So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God. 2 Chronicles 24:14 When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD. Ezra 1:9-11 This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils, / 30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles. / In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem. Isaiah 60:17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler. Haggai 2:8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 2:11 On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh. Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:33-34 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Acts 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. Treasury of Scripture Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses with: gold of Ophir 1 Kings 9:28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon. Job 28:16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. Jump to Previous Best Buildings Gold House Houses Namely Ophir Overlay Overlaying Plating Refined Seven Silver Talents Thousand Three Walls Wherewith WithalJump to Next Best Buildings Gold House Houses Namely Ophir Overlay Overlaying Plating Refined Seven Silver Talents Thousand Three Walls Wherewith Withal1 Chronicles 29 1. David, by his example and entreaty6. causes the princes and people to offer willingly 10. David's thanksgiving and prayer 20. The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king. 26. David's reign and death three thousand talents of gold The phrase "three thousand talents of gold" signifies an immense quantity of wealth dedicated to the construction of the temple. In ancient times, a talent was a unit of weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms. Thus, three thousand talents would equate to a staggering amount of gold, underscoring the lavish devotion to God’s house. The Hebrew word for "talent" is "kikkar," which also means a round loaf or a disk, indicating the shape of the weight. This offering reflects King David's heart of generosity and his desire to honor God with the best resources available. It serves as a model for believers to give sacrificially and generously to the work of God. (the gold of Ophir) seven thousand talents of refined silver to overlay the walls of the buildings Gold of Ophir.--Indian gold, from Abhira, at the mouth of the Indus. Seven thousand talents of refined silver.--About 2,800,000 sterling. To overlay.--Strictly, to besmear (Isaiah 44:18). The houses.--The chambers (1Chronicles 28:11; see 2Chronicles 3:4-9). The Syriac and Arabic have "a thousand thousand talents of gold," and "twice a thousand thousand talents of silver." . . . Verse 4. - Respecting the uncertainty of the amounts here denoted, even if the numbers of the present text be accepted as correct, see note on 1 Chronicles 22:14. Bertheau and Keil make three thousand talents of gold the equivalent of thirteen millions and a half of our money, and seven thousand talents of silver the equivalent of two and a half millions of our money - or, if the royal shekel instead of the sacred be supposed to be the standard, they make them the half of those two amounts respectively. Others calculate the value of the gold to reach thirty millions, and of the silver three millions of our money (see Conder's 'Bible Handbook,' 2nd edit., pp. 63-65, 81). The situation of Ophir is still considered undetermined. The other occasions on which it is mentioned are as follows: - Genesis 10:29 (1 Chronicles 1:23); 1 Kings 9:28; 1 Kings 10:11; 1 Kings 22:49; 2 Chronicles 8:18; 2 Chronicles 9:10; Job 22:24; Job 28:16; Psalm 45:10; Isaiah 13:12. It must be understood also that it is to it that allusion is made in 1 Kings 10:22, where we read that silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks, beside the gold, were imported into Judaea from it. The "almug" tree is also said to have been brought in the same ships which brought the gold of Ophir. The Septuagint always translates by some form of the word Σουφίς (except in Genesis 10:29), which word comes very near the Coptic name for India. There is also a place in India, mentioned by Ptolemy, Ammianus, and Abulfeda, the site of the present emporium of Goa, called Σουπάρα, and which would explain Both the Hebrew and the Septuagint words. An Indian site for Ophir would also well suit the mention of the ivory and the particular wood which the ships brought. On the other hand, the first occasion of this name Ophir finds it placed among the tribes of Joktan's descendants, who occupied South Arabia. It is there (Genesis 10:29; 1 Chronicles 1:23) placed between Sheba and Havilah, beth abounding in gold. There are other considerations that favour Arabia. Many other places have been suggested, and some of them supported by respectable authorities, such as Eastern Africa, South America and Peru, Phrygia, etc. If there be a real question about it, to the prejudice of Arabia, it would be to India we must look. That some of the commodities brought belonged more especially to India, though even in that case the majority belonged undoubtedly to Arabia, is very true. This circumstance throws great probability into the suggestion that whether Ophir were in Arabia or India, it was a great emporium, and not simply an exporter of its own particular produce (see Gesenius, 'Lexicon,' sub voce; Smith's 'Bible Dictionary'). The last sentence of this verse certainly says that the destined use of the refined silver, as well as of the gold of Ophir, was to overlay the walls of the houses. We know that gold was used for this purpose (2 Chronicles 3:5-10). But we do not read of the silver being used for overlaying purposes. We also read that none of the drinking-vessels of Solomon were of silver, as "it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon" (1 Kings 10:21; 2 Chronicles 9:20). It is possible, the order of the-sentences notwithstanding, that the mention of the refined silver is only to pro-pare the way for the contents of ver. 5, and that it mast not be applied to the last sentence of our present verse.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice thousand אֲלָפִ֛ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand talents כִּכְּרֵ֥י (kik·kə·rê) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of gold זָהָ֖ב (zā·hāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky (the gold מִזְּהַ֣ב (miz·zə·haḇ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky of Ophir) אוֹפִ֑יר (’ō·w·p̄îr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 211: Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes and seven וְשִׁבְעַ֨ת (wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number thousand אֲלָפִ֤ים (’ă·lā·p̄îm) Number - masculine plural Strong's 505: A thousand talents כִּכַּר־ (kik·kar-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of refined מְזֻקָּ֔ק (mə·zuq·qāq) Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 2212: To strain, extract, clarify silver, כֶּ֙סֶף֙ (ke·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money to overlay לָט֖וּחַ (lā·ṭū·aḥ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 2902: To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear the walls קִיר֥וֹת (qî·rō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 7023: A wall of the buildings, הַבָּתִּֽים׃ (hab·bāt·tîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1004: A house Links 1 Chronicles 29:4 NIV1 Chronicles 29:4 NLT 1 Chronicles 29:4 ESV 1 Chronicles 29:4 NASB 1 Chronicles 29:4 KJV 1 Chronicles 29:4 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 29:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 29:4 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 29:4 French Bible 1 Chronicles 29:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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