New English Translation
2 Samuel 12:30
30He took the crown of their king from his head – it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds, and held a precious stone – and it was placed on David’s head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder.
2 Samuel 12:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)David took the crown from their king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was 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 he took their king’s crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoil of the city in great abundance.
Context of 2 Samuel 12:30
28So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.” 29So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it. He took the crown of their king from his head – it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds, and held a precious stone – and it was placed on David’s head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder. 31He removed the people who were in it and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
Read all of 2 Samuel 122 Samuel 12:30 word by word
וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And he tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- their king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- crownעֲטָרָה‛ăţârâh · crownH5850
- from off his headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
- the weightמִשְׁקָלmishqâl · weightH4948
- a talentכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
- of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- with the preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
- stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
- on David’sדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- And he brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
- the spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
- of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- in greatמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- abundanceרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 12:30
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 12:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30The weight whereof was a talent of gold - If this talent was only seven pounds, as Whiston says, David might have carried it on his head with little difficulty; but this weight, according to common computation, would amount to more than one hundred pounds! If, however, משקלה mishkalah be taken for the value, not the weight then all is plain as the worth of the crown will be about 5075 15s. 7d. sterling. Now this seems to be the true sense, because of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Their king‘s crown - The word rendered their king (Malcham) is also the name of the national idol of the Ammonites (Jeremiah 49:1, Jeremiah 49:3 margin; Amos 1:15; Zephaniah 1:5). Moreover, the weight of the crown, which is calculated to be equal to 100 or 125 pounds weight, is far too great for a man to wear. On the whole, it seems most probable that the idol Malcam is here meant.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-31Verses 26-31 To be thus severe in putting the children of Ammon to slavery was a sign that David's heart was not yet made soft by repentance, at the time when this took place. We shall be most compassionate, kind, and forgiving to others, when we most feel our need of the Lord's forgiving love, and taste the sweetness of it in our own souls.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30he took the crown: By taking the crown, David effectively showed that he now ruled over the Ammonites, as if he had become their king. a great amount of plunder: The law warned Israel not to take certain kinds of war booty during conquest because of its danger (Deuteronomy 7:25–26). The wealth David took was dangerous. Riches could turn his heart away from God if he trusted them instead of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3030. he took their king's crown from off his head--While the treasures of the city were given as plunder to his soldiers, David reserved to himself the crown, which was of rarest value. Its great weight makes it probable that it was like many ancient crowns, not worn, but suspended over the head, or fixed on a canopy on the top of the throne. the precious stones--Hebrew, "stone"; was a round ball composed of pearls and other jewels, which was in the crown…Read the comment
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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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