691 B

Raw Blame History

Connecting Statement:

David continues talking to the people about his provisions for the building of the temple.

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)

gold from Ophir

This was the best quality and most valuable gold.

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)