1 Chronicles 18:11

18:11 King David dedicated these things to the Lord,¹ along with the silver and gold which he had carried off from all the nations, including² Edom,³ Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek.

1 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them,⁴ Hanun and the Ammonites sent 1,000 talents⁵ of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maacah, and Zobah.⁶

1 Chronicles 28:14-15

28:14 He gave him⁷ the prescribed weight for all the gold items to be used in various types of service in the Lord’s temple, for all the silver items to be used in various types of service,⁸ 28:15 for the gold lampstands and their gold lamps, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, for the silver lampstands, including the weight of each lampstand and its lamps, according to the prescribed use of each lampstand,

1 Chronicles 28:17

28:17 for the pure gold used for the meat forks, bowls, and jars, for the small gold bowls, including the weight for each bowl, for the small silver bowls, including the weight for each bowl,

1 Chronicles 29:3

29:3 Now, to show my commitment to the temple of my God, I donate my personal treasure of gold and silver to the temple of my God, in addition to all that I have already supplied for this holy temple.

1 Chronicles 29:7

29:7 They donated for the service of God’s temple 5,000 talents⁹ and ten thousand darics¹⁰ of gold, 10,000 talents of silver, 18,000 talents of bronze, and 100,000 talents of iron.

¹tn Heb “also them King David made holy to the Lord.”

²tn Heb “from.”

³tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 8:12 of the MT reads “Aram.” However, a few Hebrew mss along with the LXX and Syriac of 2 Sam 8:12 read “Edom” in agreement with 1 Chr 18:11 (cf. 2 Sam 8:14).

⁴tn Heb “that they were a stench [i.e., disgusting] with David.”

⁵tn The Hebrew word כִּכַּר (kikar, “circle”) refers generally to something that is round. When used of metals it can refer to a disk-shaped weight made of the metal or, by extension, to a standard unit of weight. According to the older (Babylonian) standard the “talent” weighed 130 lbs. (58.9 kg), but later this was lowered to 108.3 lbs. (49.1 kg). More recent research suggests the “light” standard talent was 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg). Using this as the standard for calculation, the Ammonites hired chariots and charioteers for about 33.7 tons (30,600 kg) of silver.

⁶tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:6 has “Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah.”

⁷tn The words “he gave him” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

⁸tn Heb “for the gold, by the weight, for the gold, for all the items of service and service, for all the items of silver by weight for all the items of service and service.”

⁹tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6. Using the “light” standard talent of 67.3 lbs. (30.6 kg) as the standard for calculation, the people donated 168.3 tons (153,000 kg) of gold, 336.5 tons (306,000 kg) of silver, 605.7 tons (550,800 kg) of bronze, and 3,365 tons (3,060,000 kg) of iron.

¹⁰tn On the “daric” as a unit of measure, see BDB 204 s.v. דַּרְכְּמוֹן. Some have regarded the daric as a minted coin, perhaps even referring to the Greek drachma, but this is less likely.

sn The daric was a unit of weight perhaps equal to between 8 and 9 grams (just under one-third of an ounce), so 10,000 darics of gold would weigh between 80 and 90 kilograms (between 176 and 198 pounds).