1 Chronicles 20 · Verse 2

1 Chronicles 20:2

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.
1 Chronicles 20:2, King James Version

1 Chronicles 20:2 in other translations

BSBThen 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.
WEBDavid 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. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
ASVAnd 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 forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
YLTAnd David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it in weight a talent of gold, and in it a precious stone, and it is on the head of David: and spoil of the city he hath brought out very much,
DARBYAnd 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 forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
BBEAnd David took the crown of Milcom from off his head; its weight was a talent of gold and it had stones of great price in it; and it was put on David's head, and he took a great store of goods from the town.
WebsterAnd David took the crown of their king from 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 a great quantity of spoil out of the city.

What does 1 Chronicles 20:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. 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. precious stones--Hebrew, a "stone," or cluster of precious stones, which was set on David's head.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 David took the crown of their king - off his head - See 2Sam 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?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 20:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
דָּוִ֣ידda.VidDavidH1732
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲטֶֽרֶת\־'a.te.ret-[the] crown ofH5850
מַלְכָּם֩mal.Kamking theirH4428
מֵעַ֨לme.'Alfrom onH5921
רֹאשׁ֜וֹro.Shohead hisH7218
וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ\׀vai.yim.tza.'Ahand he found itH4672
מִשְׁקַ֣לmish.Kalweight ofH4948
כִּכַּר\־ki.kar-a talent ofH3603
זָהָ֗בza.HavgoldH2091
וּבָהּ֙u.Vahand [was] in it
אֶ֣בֶן'E.vena stoneH68
יְקָרָ֔הye.ka.RahpreciousH3368
וַתְּהִ֖יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218
דָּוִ֑ידda.VidDavidH1732
וּשְׁלַ֥לu.she.Laland [the] plunder ofH7998
הָעִ֛ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
הוֹצִ֖יאho.Tzi'he brought outH3318
הַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehmuchH7235
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'OdveryH3966

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 20:2

  • 2 Samuel 12:30-31

    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. 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.

  • 2 Samuel 8:11-12

    Which also king David did dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 18:11

    Them 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
it. Heb. the weight of it. and he brought.
18:11; 2Sa 8:11,12

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 20:1

    And it came to pass, that after the year was expired, at the time that kings go out to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

  • 1 Chronicles 20:2

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 20:3

    And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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1 Chronicles 20:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y tomó David la corona de su rey de encima de su cabeza, y hallóla de peso de un talento de oro, y había en ella piedras preciosas; y fué puesta sobre la cabeza de David. Y además de esto sacó de la ciudad un muy gran despojo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et David prit la couronne de leur roi de dessus sa tête (or elle fut trouvée du poids d’un talent d’or, et il y avait dessus des pierres précieuses); et elle fut mise sur la tête de David; et il emmena de la ville une grande quantité de butin.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und David nahm die Krone ihres Königs von seinem Haupte; und er fand sie ein Talent Gold an Gewicht, und Edelsteine waren daran; und sie kam auf das Haupt Davids. Und die Beute der Stadt brachte er hinaus in großer Menge.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		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;