1 Chronicles 20:2

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones, and it was on the head of David. And the plunder of the city he brought out in great abundance.

Latin

Tulit autem David coronam Melchom de capite ejus, et invenit in ea auri pondo talentum, et pretiosissimas gemmas, fecitque sibi inde diadema: manubias quoque urbis plurimas tulit;

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

1 Chronicles 20:1–3

This war against the Ammonites happened during David's sin with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:2–12:25), which the Chronicler does not mention.

1 Chronicles 18:1–20:8

This section tells about David's wars and military successes, showing him as a great warrior in Israel's history. It focuses on the public and political sides of David's enemies, with little about their private lives.
There are three main parts that match accounts in Samuel:
1. Battles during the kingdom's expansion (1 Chronicles 18:1–17; see 2 Samuel 8:1–16)
2. The battle against the Ammonites (1 Chronicles 19:1–20:3; see 2 Samuel 10:1–11:1; 12:30–31)
3. The deeds of David's mighty men (1 Chronicles 20:4–8; see 2 Samuel 21:18–22)
Each part starts with a time transition (some time later) that loosely connects these events (1 Chronicles 18:1; 19:1; 20:4).

Theme notes and profiles

David Moab and Ammon

Measurements

a talent of gold: About 75.4 lb (34.2 kg)

Related verses

2 Samuel 12:30–31
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.
1 Chronicles 18:11
…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 8:11–12
…and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—

Parallels

2 Samuel 12:26–31

People

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Hanun Milcom Rephaim

Topics

Ammonites: Defeated by the Israelites Crown: Set with Gems Joab: Son of David's Sister: Captures Rabbah Rabbah: Also Called Rabbath: Captured by David Stones: Precious in the Crowns of Kings

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