and they gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand darics, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and of iron a hundred thousand talents.
Toward the service of God’s house they gave 5,000 talents (note: 5,000 talents is approximately 188.5 tons or 171 metric tons of gold.) and 10,000 darics of gold (note: Or 10,000 gold drachmas; that is, approximately 185.2 pounds or 84 kilograms of gold coins), 10,000 talents of silver (note: 10,000 talents is approximately 377 tons or 342 metric tons of silver.), 18,000 talents of bronze (note: 18,000 talents is approximately 678.6 tons or 615.6 metric tons of bronze.), and 100,000 talents of iron (note: 100,000 talents is approximately 3,770 tons or 3,420 metric tons of iron.).