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24 I appointed twelve leaders of the priests—Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten other priests— 25 to be in charge of transporting the silver, the gold, the gold bowls, and the other items that the king, his council, his officials, and all the people of Israel had presented for the Temple of God. 26 I weighed the treasure as I gave it to them and found the totals to be as follows:

24 tons[a] of silver,
7,500 pounds[b] of silver articles,
7,500 pounds of gold,

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Footnotes

  1. 8:26a Hebrew 650 talents [22 metric tons].
  2. 8:26b Hebrew 100 talents [3,400 kilograms]; also in 8:26c.

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