“ Since I am taking pleasure in the house of my God, ” David told his people, “there is yet a special property of mine, gold and silver; I do give it to the house of my God over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house: three thousand talents of gold... and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for coating the walls of the houses. ”
داوود به قوم خود گفت :‏ « چونکه بخانهٔ خدای خود رغبت داشتم و طلا و نقره از اموال خاصّ خود داشتم آنرا علاوه بر هر آنچه بجهة خانهٔ قُدس تدارک دیدم برای خانهٔ خدای خود دادم .‏ یعنی سه هزار وزنه طلا .‏ .‏ .‏