The golden spoons were twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels.
Parallel translations
- WEB the twelve golden ladles, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the ladles weighed one hundred twenty shekels;
- BSB The twelve gold dishes filled with incense weighed ten shekels each, according to the sanctuary shekel. The total weight of the gold dishes was a hundred and twenty shekels.
- NKJV The twelve gold pans full of incense weighed ten shekels apiece, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; all the gold of the pans weighed one hundred and twenty shekels.
- NASB the twelve gold pans full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece in sanctuary shekels, all the gold of the pans totaled 120 shekels.
- NLT Each of the twelve gold containers that was filled with incense weighed four ounces (as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel). The total weight of the gold was three pounds.
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Quick answer
The twelve golden incense ladles weighed 120 shekels in all. The total records the precious gifts devoted to worship.
Overview
Each gold ladle of ten shekels held incense, and together they weighed 120 sanctuary shekels. Gold and incense, both costly, signify the preciousness of prayer and worship offered to God. This points to the saints' prayers, held precious before the LORD and offered through Christ (Revelation 8:3-4).
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