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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/29.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/29.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>Even</i> three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses <i>withal</i>:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><i>namely,</i> three thousand talents of gold, from the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />namely, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br /><i>namely,</i> 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>namely</i>, 3,000 talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br /><i>namely</i>, 3,000 talents of gold from the gold of Ophir, and 7,000 talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />100 tons of gold (gold of Ophir ) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />100 tons of gold (gold of Ophir) and 250 tons of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />More than 100 tons of my finest gold and almost 240 tons of my silver will be used to decorate its walls <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There are 225,000 pounds of gold from Ophir and 525,000 pounds of refined silver. They are to be used to cover the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I have given 115 tons of the finest gold and 265 tons of pure silver for decorating the walls of the Temple <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />3,000 gold talents imported from Ophir, 7,000 talents of refined silver for gilding the walls of the Temple <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />This includes 3,000 talents of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, with which to overlay the walls of the houses; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Three thousand talents of gold from gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of purified silver, to spread over the walls of the houses:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />three thousand talents of Ophir gold, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the rooms,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for overlaying the walls of the house,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />One million talents of gold, of fine gold, and two million talents of silver, to overlay the walls of the house:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />One million talents of gold, of fine gold, two million talents of silver to overlay the walls of the house.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Three thousand talents of gold of Suphir, and seven thousand talents of fine silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the sanctuary:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=8163" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/29.htm">Offerings for the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kə·rê (N-fpc) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: zā·hāḇ (N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">of gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: miz·zə·haḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">(the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/211.htm" title="211: ’ō·w·p̄îr (N-proper-ms) -- Or pophiyr; and fowphir; of uncertain derivation; Ophir, the name of a son of Joktan, and of a gold region in the East.">of Ophir)</a> <a href="/hebrew/7651.htm" title="7651: wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ (Conj-w:: Number-msc) -- Or shibrah; from shaba'; a primitive cardinal number; seven; also seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number.">and seven</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’ă·lā·p̄îm (Number-mp) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousand</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kar- (N-fsc) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">talents</a> <a href="/hebrew/2212.htm" title="2212: mə·zuq·qāq (V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms) -- To refine, purify. A primitive root; to strain, extract, clarify.">of refined</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2902.htm" title="2902: lā·ṭū·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear. A primitive root; to smear, especially with lime.">to overlay</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: qî·rō·wṯ (N-mpc) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bāt·tîm (Art:: N-mp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the buildings,</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who will volunteer to consecrate himself to the LORD today?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-3.htm">Exodus 25:3-7</a></span><br />This is the offering you are to accept from them: gold, silver, and bronze; / blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; fine linen and goat hair; / ram skins dyed red and fine leather; acacia wood; ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">1 Kings 7:48-50</a></span><br />Solomon also made all the furnishings for the house of the LORD: the golden altar; the golden table on which was placed the Bread of the Presence; / the lampstands of pure gold in front of the inner sanctuary, five on the right side and five on the left; the gold flowers, lamps, and tongs; / the pure gold basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, ladles, and censers; and the gold hinges for the doors of the inner temple (that is, the Most Holy Place) as well as for the doors of the main hall of the temple.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-11.htm">2 Samuel 8:11</a></span><br />and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-14.htm">1 Kings 10:14-22</a></span><br />The weight of gold that came to Solomon each year was 666 talents, / not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land. / King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; six hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/5-1.htm">2 Chronicles 5:1</a></span><br />So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and he placed them in the treasuries of the house of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">2 Chronicles 24:14</a></span><br />When they were finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the house of the LORD—utensils for the service and for the burnt offerings, dishes, and other objects of gold and silver. Throughout the days of Jehoiada, burnt offerings were presented regularly in the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/1-9.htm">Ezra 1:9-11</a></span><br />This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils, / 30 gold bowls, 410 matching silver bowls, and 1,000 other articles. / In all, there were 5,400 gold and silver articles. Sheshbazzar brought all these along when the exiles went up from Babylon to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-17.htm">Isaiah 60:17</a></span><br />Instead of bronze I will bring you gold; I will bring silver in place of iron, bronze instead of wood, and iron instead of stones. I will appoint peace as your governor and righteousness as your ruler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-8.htm">Haggai 2:8</a></span><br />The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-11.htm">Matthew 2:11</a></span><br />On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33-34</a></span><br />Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-35.htm">Acts 20:35</a></span><br />In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">2 Corinthians 8:9</a></span><br />For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a></span><br />Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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 with:</p><p class="hdg">gold of Ophir</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a></b></br> And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought <i>it</i> to king Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a></b></br> It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Best</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Buildings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-21.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-23.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-19.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/exodus/38-19.htm">Overlaying</a> <a href="/numbers/16-39.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-18.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/26-32.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-15.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/25-30.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-1.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-8.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Best</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-4.htm">Buildings</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-5.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-6.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm">Namely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-18.htm">Ophir</a> <a href="/exodus/25-11.htm">Overlay</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Overlaying</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-9.htm">Plating</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-20.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">Seven</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-5.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-7.htm">Talents</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-7.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-27.htm">Three</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-7.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-17.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">Withal</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-1.htm">David, by his example and entreaty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-6.htm">causes the princes and people to offer willingly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-10.htm">David's thanksgiving and prayer</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-20.htm">The people, having blessed God, and sacrificed, make Solomon king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-26.htm">David's reign and death</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>three thousand talents of gold</b><br>In the ancient Near East, a talent was a unit of weight, approximately 75 pounds or 34 kilograms. Therefore, three thousand talents would be an immense quantity of gold, signifying great wealth and dedication. This offering by King David for the construction of the temple demonstrates his commitment to honoring God. Gold, often associated with divinity and purity, was a fitting material for the temple, which was to be the dwelling place of God among His people. This act of giving reflects the principle of sacrificial giving found throughout Scripture, such as in the widow's offering in <a href="/mark/12-41.htm">Mark 12:41-44</a>.<p><b>(the gold of Ophir)</b><br>Ophir is a region mentioned several times in the Bible, renowned for its fine gold. The exact location of Ophir is uncertain, but it is often associated with areas in Arabia, Africa, or India. The mention of Ophir emphasizes the quality and value of the gold, suggesting it was the finest available. This highlights the importance of offering the best to God, a theme seen in the sacrificial system of the Old Testament and in the call for believers to offer their lives as living sacrifices (<a href="/romans/12.htm">Romans 12:1</a>).<p><b>and seven thousand talents of refined silver</b><br>Silver, like gold, was a precious metal used in the construction of the temple. The refining process indicates purity and quality, symbolizing the holiness required in the service of God. The large quantity of silver further underscores the lavishness of the preparations for the temple. Silver is often associated with redemption in the Bible, as seen in the silver shekels used for the redemption of the firstborn (<a href="/numbers/18-16.htm">Numbers 18:16</a>) and the betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver (<a href="/matthew/26-15.htm">Matthew 26:15</a>), pointing to the redemptive work of Christ.<p><b>to overlay the walls of the buildings</b><br>Overlaying the walls with gold and silver was a common practice in ancient temple construction, signifying the sacredness and beauty of the space. This practice is seen in the construction of Solomon's Temple, where the inner sanctuary was overlaid with pure gold (<a href="/1_kings/6-20.htm">1 Kings 6:20-22</a>). The use of precious metals for the temple's walls symbolizes the glory and majesty of God, reflecting His holiness and the reverence due to Him. This foreshadows the heavenly city described in <a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a>, where the New Jerusalem is adorned with gold and precious stones, representing the ultimate dwelling place of God with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The King of Israel who is speaking in this passage. He is preparing for the construction of the temple, which his son Solomon will build.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/ophir.htm">Ophir</a></b><br>A region famous for its fine gold. The gold of Ophir is mentioned as a symbol of wealth and quality.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_construction.htm">Temple Construction</a></b><br>The event surrounding this passage is the preparation for building the temple in Jerusalem, a significant project for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_in_giving.htm">Generosity in Giving</a></b><br>David's offering of gold and silver demonstrates a heart of generosity. As believers, we are called to give sacrificially and joyfully to God's work.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_future_generations.htm">Preparation for Future Generations</a></b><br>David's preparations for the temple, which he would not see completed, teach us the importance of investing in the spiritual future of the next generation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_quality_in_worship.htm">Value of Quality in Worship</a></b><br>The use of the finest materials for the temple signifies the importance of offering our best to God in worship and service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_plan.htm">Faithfulness to God's Plan</a></b><br>David's actions reflect his faithfulness to God's plan, even when he would not see its fulfillment. We are encouraged to trust and obey God's plans for our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chron_29_4_with_archaeology.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 29:4’s account of David’s vast gold and silver donations be reconciled with the limited archaeological evidence of Israel’s wealth in that era? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ophir's_gold_in_psalm_45_9_proven.htm">Is there any conclusive archaeological proof for the specific “gold of Ophir” mentioned in Psalm 45:9, and, if not, does this cast doubt on the psalm’s accuracy? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_ophir's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Ophir's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_could_david_amass_so_much_gold_silver.htm">How is it historically or scientifically plausible for David to accumulate 'one hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver' (1 Chronicles 22:14)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Three thousand talents of gold.</span>--Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/22-14.htm" title="Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and you may add thereto.">1Chronicles 22:14</a>. The sum would be about 18,000,000 sterling.<p><span class= "bld">Gold of Ophir.</span>--Indian gold, from <span class= "ital">Abhira,</span> at the mouth of the Indus.<p><span class= "bld">Seven thousand talents of refined silver.</span>--About 2,800,000 sterling.<p><span class= "bld">To overlay.</span>--Strictly, <span class= "ital">to besmear</span> (<a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm" title="They have not known nor understood: for he has shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.">Isaiah 44:18</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The houses.</span>--The chambers (<a href="/1_chronicles/28-11.htm" title="Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,">1Chronicles 28:11</a>; see <a href="/context/2_chronicles/3-4.htm" title="And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.">2Chronicles 3:4-9</a>). The Syriac and Arabic have "a thousand thousand talents of gold," and "twice a thousand thousand talents of silver." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - Respecting the uncertainty of the amounts here denoted, even if the numbers of the present text be accepted as correct, see note on 1 Chronicles 22:14. Bertheau and Keil make <span class="cmt_word">three thousand talents of gold</span> the equivalent of thirteen millions and a half of our money, and <span class="cmt_word">seven thousand talents of silver</span> the equivalent of two and a half millions of our money - or, if the royal shekel instead of the sacred be supposed to be the standard, they make them the half of those two amounts respectively. Others calculate the value of the gold to reach thirty millions, and of the silver three millions of our money (see Conder's 'Bible Handbook,' 2nd edit., pp. 63-65, 81). The situation of Ophir is still considered undetermined. The other occasions on which it is mentioned are as follows: - <a href="/genesis/10-29.htm">Genesis 10:29</a> (<a href="/1_chronicles/1-23.htm">1 Chronicles 1:23</a>); <a href="/1_kings/9-28.htm">1 Kings 9:28</a>; <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11</a>; <a href="/1_kings/22-49.htm">1 Kings 22:49</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/8-18.htm">2 Chronicles 8:18</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-10.htm">2 Chronicles 9:10</a>; <a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a>; <a href="/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a>; <a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Psalm 45:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/13-12.htm">Isaiah 13:12</a>. It must be understood also that it is to it that allusion is made in <a href="/1_kings/10-22.htm">1 Kings 10:22</a>, where we read that silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks, beside the gold, were imported into Judaea from it. The "almug" tree is also said to have been brought in the same ships which brought the gold of Ophir. The Septuagint always translates by some form of the word <span class="greek">Σουφίς</span> (except in <a href="/genesis/10-29.htm">Genesis 10:29</a>), which word comes very near the Coptic name for India. There is also a place in India, mentioned by Ptolemy, Ammianus, and Abulfeda, the site of the present <span class="accented">emporium</span> of Goa, called <span class="greek">Σουπάρα</span>, and which would explain Both the Hebrew and the Septuagint words. An Indian site for Ophir would also well suit the mention of the ivory and the particular wood which the ships brought. On the other hand, the first occasion of this name Ophir finds it placed among the tribes of <span class="accented">Joktan's</span> descendants, who occupied South Arabia. It is there (<a href="/genesis/10-29.htm">Genesis 10:29</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-23.htm">1 Chronicles 1:23</a>) placed between Sheba and Havilah, beth abounding in gold. There are other considerations that favour Arabia. Many other places have been suggested, and some of them supported by respectable authorities, such as Eastern Africa, South America and Peru, Phrygia, etc. If there be a real question about it, to the prejudice of Arabia, it would be to India we must look. That some of the commodities brought belonged more especially to India, though even in that case the majority belonged undoubtedly to Arabia, is very true. This circumstance throws great probability into the suggestion that whether Ophir were in Arabia or India, it was a great <span class="accented">emporium</span>, and not simply an exporter of its own particular produce (see Gesenius, 'Lexicon,' <span class="accented">sub voce</span>; Smith's 'Bible Dictionary'). The last sentence of this verse certainly says that the destined use of the <span class="cmt_word">refined silver</span>, as well as of the <span class="cmt_word">gold of Ophir, was to overlay the walls of the houses</span>. We know that gold was used for this purpose (<a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-10</a>). But we do not read of the silver being used for <span class="accented">overlaying</span> purposes. We also read that none of the drinking-vessels of Solomon were of <span class="accented">silver</span>, <span class="accented">as</span> "it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon" (<a href="/1_kings/10-21.htm">1 Kings 10:21</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/9-20.htm">2 Chronicles 9:20</a>). It is possible, the order of the-sentences notwithstanding, that the mention of the <span class="accented">refined silver</span> is only to pro-pare the way for the contents of ver. 5, and that it mast not be applied to the last sentence of our present verse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">three</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(šə·lō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלָפִ֛ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lā·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talents</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכְּרֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kə·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of gold</span><br /><span class="heb">זָהָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">(the gold</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזְּהַ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(miz·zə·haḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ophir)</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹפִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·p̄îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_211.htm">Strong's 211: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ophir -- a son of Joktan, also his descendants, also a region from which gold comes</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and seven</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁבְעַ֨ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šiḇ·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7651.htm">Strong's 7651: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thousand</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלָפִ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lā·p̄îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talents</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכַּר־</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of refined</span><br /><span class="heb">מְזֻקָּ֔ק</span> <span class="translit">(mə·zuq·qāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2212.htm">Strong's 2212: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strain, extract, clarify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">silver,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֙סֶף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to overlay</span><br /><span class="heb">לָט֖וּחַ</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ṭū·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> </span><span class="str2">To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">קִיר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(qî·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the buildings,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bāt·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">1 Chronicles 29:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/29-4.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 29:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 29:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 29:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 29:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>