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;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The numbers here have also suffered to some extent from the carelessness of copyists (compare the note on 1 Chronicles 22:14). The amou…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Three thousand talents of gold. —Compare to 1 Chronicles 22:14. The sum would be about £18,000,000 sterling.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Even three thousand talents of gold
Which, according to Scheuchzer F3 , amount to 36,660,000 ducats of go…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

What is done in works of piety and charity should be done willingly, not by constraint, for God loves a cheerful giver.

David set a…

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