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1 Chronicles 20:2

David

1 In the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.

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.

3 David brought out the people who were there and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. And he did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

4 Some time later, war broke out with the Philistines at Gezer. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, a descendant of the Rephaim, and the Philistines were subdued.

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
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. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city.
ASV
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 forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.
DARBY
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 forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
BLB
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.
ÅB
Og David tok deres konges krone fra hans hode; det viste seg at den veide en talent gull, og der var på den en kostbar stein; nå kom den på Davids hode. Og det store hærfang han hadde tatt i byen, førte han med seg bort.
OTB
David tok kronen fra deres konge fra hans hode,
og han fant at den veide en talent gull, og den hadde en edelsten i seg;
og den ble satt på Davids hode.
Og han tok ut byttet fra byen i store mengder.
B1930
Og David tok deres konges krone fra hans hode; det viste sig at den veide en talent gull, og der var på den en kostbar sten; nu kom den på Davids hode. Og det store hærfang han hadde tatt i byen, førte han med sig bort.

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  • 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.

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  • 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—

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  • 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.

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