2 Chronicles 8:18
English Standard Version
18 And Hiram sent to him by the hand of his servants ships and servants familiar with the sea, and they went to Ophir together with the servants of Solomon and brought from there (A)450 talents[a] of gold and brought it to King Solomon.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:18 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
2 Chronicles 8:18
New International Version
18 And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents[a] of gold,(A) which they delivered to King Solomon.
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- 2 Chronicles 8:18 That is, about 17 tons or about 15 metric tons
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