Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 29:4
three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David speaks to the gathered assembly of Israel and its tribal leaders at the conclusion of his personal financial pledge for the temple.
The words — כִּכְּרֵי (ki.ke.Rei) translates literally to "talents of," and אוֹפִ֑יר ('o.Fir) denotes "Ophir," identifying the standardized weight measurement and the specific geographic origin of the gold.
The thread — The gold of Ophir is recorded as imported in 1 Kings 9:28, cited as a value benchmark in Job 28:16, and contextualized within David’s broader temple accounting in 1 Chronicles 22:14.
Why it lands — The text explicitly lists concrete quantities of gold and silver designated for overlaying temple walls, requiring the reader to account for the material scale of the offering before considering the subsequent call for voluntary contributions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 9:28 They sailed to Ophir and imported gold from there—420 talents—and delivered it to Solomon.
- 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD—100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver, and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone, and you may add to them.
- Job 28:16 It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.