SIL Translator’s Notes on 1 Chronicles 22:14

22:14a Now behold, I have taken great pains to provide for the house of the LORD

I have tried hard to provide materials for building the temple of Yahweh. (Translation for Translators)
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Solomon, I have worked hard to make plans for building Yahweh’s Temple.

22:14b 100,000 talents of gold, 1,000,000 talents of silver,

I provided nearly four thousand (4,000) tons of gold and almost forty thousand (40,000) tons of silver.
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I have given 3750 tons of gold and about 37,500 tons of silver. (English Easy-to-Read Version)
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I have collected several billion dollars worth of gold and millions and billions in silver.

22:14c and bronze and iron too great to be weighed. I have also provided timber and stone,

I have also provided a very large amount of iron and bronze; no one has been able to weigh it all. (Translation for Translators) I have also gathered/provided lumber and stone.
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I have more bronze and iron than anyone can weigh. I have plenty of wood and stone. (EEB)

22:14d and you may add to them.

You may need to provided some more of those things, however.
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Solomon, you can add to them. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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