They went to Ophir and acquired gold there #– #fifteen tonnes #– #and delivered it to Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 100 tonnes , of gold (gold of Ophir ) and 240 tonnes of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition It is 3,000 talents of gold, gold of Ophir, 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the house, American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible three thousand kikkars of gold from the gold of Ophir, seven thousand kikkars of refined silver for covering the walls of the rooms, 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; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple. |
They went to Ophir and acquired gold there #– #fifteen tonnes #– #and delivered it to Solomon.
‘Notice I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the Lord #– #3,450 tonnes of gold, 34,500 tonnes of silver, , and bronze and iron that can’t be weighed because there is so much of it. I have also provided timber and stone, but you will need to add more to them.
Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the house of my God over and above all that I’ve provided for the holy house:
the gold for the gold work and the silver for the silver, for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the Lord today? ’
Wisdom cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or lapis lazuli.
Each silver dish weighed 1.5 kilograms, and each basin 800 grams. The total weight of the silver articles was 28 kilograms measured by the standard sanctuary shekel.