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-# Connecting Statement:
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-David continues talking to the people about his provisions for the building of the temple.
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 # three thousand talents
 
-"3,000 talents." This can be stated in modern measurements. Alternate translation: "about 100,000 kilograms" or "about 100 metric tons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
+"about 100,000 kilograms" or "about 100 metric tons" 
 
 # gold from Ophir
 
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 # seven thousand talents
 
-"7,000 talents." This can be stated in modern measurements. Alternate translation: "about 230,000 kilograms" or "230 metric tons" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-bmoney]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-numbers]])
+"about 230,000 kilograms" or "230 metric tons"