Discovery Box1 Chronicles 19:18 
Context19:18 The Arameans fled before Israel. David killed 7,000 1 Aramean charioteers and 40,000 infantrymen; he also killed Shophach 2 the commanding general.
1 Chronicles 29:4
Context29:4 This includes 3,000 talents 3 of gold from Ophir and 7,000 talents of refined silver for overlaying the walls of the buildings,
1 tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has “seven hundred.”
2 tn The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:18 has the variant spelling “Shobach.”
3 tn 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, David had supplied 101 tons (91,800 kg) of gold and 235.5 tons (214,200 kg) of silver.
