1 Chronicles 20:2
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And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
In other translations
And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.Then David took the crown from the head of their king. It was found to weigh a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947דָּוִידdavidDavidH1732אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853עֲטֶרֶת־'ateret-[the] crown ofH5850מַלְכָּםmalkamking theirH4428מֵעַלme'alfrom onH5921רֹאשׁוֹroshohead hisH7218וַיִּמְצָאָהּ׀vaiyimtza'ahand he found itH4672מִשְׁקַלmishkalweight ofH4948כִּכַּר־kikar-a talent ofH3603זָהָבzahavgoldH2091וּבָהּuvahand [was] in itאֶבֶן'evena stoneH68יְקָרָהyekarahpreciousH3368וַתְּהִיvatehiand it wasH1961עַל־'al-onH5921רֹאשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218דָּוִידdavidDavidH1732וּשְׁלַלushelaland [the] plunder ofH7998הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892הוֹצִיאhotzi'he brought outH3318הַרְבֵּהharbehmuchH7235מְאֹד׃me'odveryH3966
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 8:11-1211 Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.11 and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— 12 from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
- 1 Chronicles 18:11Them also king David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had carried off from all these nations—from Edom and Moab, and from the Ammonites, Philistines, and Amalekites.
- 2 Samuel 12:30-3130 And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.30 Then he took the crown from the head of their king. It weighed a talent of gold and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city. 31 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he made them work at the brick kilns. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.
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People and places
People: David
Places: Rabbah