1 Chronicles 29:4

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,”

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BSBPD

“three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“three 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 · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Chronicles 29:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 7:85Each silver platter weighed a hundred and thirty shekels, and each silver bowl seventy shekels. The total weight of the silver articles was two thousand four hundred shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
  2. 1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:23Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
  4. 1 Chronicles 22:14Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
  5. Job 28:16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

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