1 Chronicles 20:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it <FI>in<Fi> 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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 20:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 8:11and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—
- 2 Samuel 12:30Then 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 18:11and 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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