More than 26 1Ú2 tons [450] of bronze [451] was given to the Lord.
The other 50 pounds [448] of silver was used to make the hooks, the curtain rods, [449] and the silver covering for the posts.
That bronze was used to make the bases at the entrance of the Meeting Tent. [452] They also used the bronze to make the altar [453] and the bronze grating. And the bronze was used to make all the tools and dishes for the altar.