Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 12:29-31
29So DavidH1732 assembledH622 allH3605 the troopsH5971 and wentH1980 to RabbahH7237; and he foughtH3898 against it and captured itH3920. 30Then he tookH3947 the crownH5850 fromH5921 the headH7218 of their kingH4428.1 It weighedH4948 a talentH3603 of goldH20912 and was set with preciousH3368 stonesH68, and it wasH1961 placed onH5921 David’sH1732 headH7218. And David tookH3318 a great amountH7235H3966 of plunderH7998 from the cityH5892.
David brought outH3318 the peopleH5971 whoH834 were there and putH7760 them to work with sawsH4050,3 ironH1270 picksH2757, and axesH4037, and he made them workH5674 at the brick kilnsH4404.4 He didH6213 the sameH3651 to allH3605 the AmmoniteH1121H5983 citiesH5892. ThenH1732 David and allH3605 his troopsH5971 returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389.
Notes
- 1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 12:30 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold. ↩
- 3. 2 Samuel 12:31 Literally put them under saws ↩
- 4. 2 Samuel 12:31 Literally and he made them pass through the brick kilns. ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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