New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 20:2
21David took the crown of 2their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a 3talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoils of the city, a very great amount.
1 Chronicles 20:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)David took the crown from the head of their king—its weight was found to be a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city
- English Standard Version (ESV)And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then David took their king’s crown from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance.
Context of 1 Chronicles 20:2
1Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it. David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoils of the city, a very great amount. 3He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work at saws, iron picks, and axes. And David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4Now it came about after this, that war broke out at Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the giants, and they were subdued.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 201 Chronicles 20:2 word by word
וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֣יד אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀ מִשְׁקַ֣ל כִּכַּר־זָהָ֗ב וּבָהּ֙ אֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑יד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- the crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
- their kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- from his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- and he foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- it to weighמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
- talentכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- and there was a preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
- stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- in it; and it was placedהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- And he broughtיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- the spoilsשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- a veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- greatרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 20:2
- 1 Chronicles 18:11King David also dedicated these to the Lord, with the silver and the gold which he had carried away from all the nations: from Edom, Moab, the sons of Ammon, the Philistines, and from Amalek.
- 2 Samuel 8:11King David also consecrated these gifts to the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had consecrated from all the nations which he had subdued:
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2David took the crown of their king - off his head - See 2 Samuel 12:30. Precious stones in it - The Targum says, "And there was set in it a precious stone, worth a talent of gold; this was that magnetic stone that supported the woven gold in the air." What does he mean?Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3This war against the Ammonites happened during David's sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:2–12:25), which the Chronicler does not mention.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. David took the crown of their king ..., and found it to weigh a talent of gold--equal to one hundred twenty-five pounds. Some think that Malcom, rendered in our version "their king," should be taken as a proper name, Milcom or Molech, the Ammonite idol, which, of course, might bear a heavy weight. But, like many other state crowns of Eastern kings, the crown got at Rabbah was not worn on the head, but suspended by chains of gold above the throne…Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 20:2 2 Sam 12:30, 31 ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 20:2 Another reading is Malcam from, a variant of the Ammonite god Milcom ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 20:2 About 75 lb. or 34 kg ↩
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 20
- 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
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