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1 Chronicles 28:14

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service,.... Whatever was to be made of gold, David was directed by the Spirit of God what weight or quantity of gold should be made use of in making it, as appears from some following instances: silver alsofor all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service; so likewise whatever instruments or vessels, for the service of the temple, were to be made of silver, he had a direction from the Spirit of God what weight each was to be of, or what quantity of silver was to be used in it, and this he gave; according to Jacob Jehudah Leon , the vessels of gold were 340,000, the vessels of silver 470,000, in all 810,000.

Relation of Memorable Things in the Tabernacle and Temple, ch. 4. p.

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