30 Then (A)he took the crown of [a]their king from his head; and its weight was a [b]talent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great amounts.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or Milcom; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom; cf. Zeph 1:5
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 About 75 lb. or 34 kg

30 David took the crown(A) from their king’s[a] head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent[b] of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms

For You (A)meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a (B)crown of pure gold on his head.

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You came to greet him with rich blessings
    and placed a crown of pure gold(A) on his head.(B)

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11 Go out, you (A)daughters of Zion,
And look at King Solomon with the [a]crown
With which his mother has crowned him
On the (B)day of his wedding,
And on the day of the joy of his heart.”

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  1. Song of Solomon 3:11 Or wreath

11 come out,
    and look, you daughters of Zion.(A)
Look[a] on King Solomon wearing a crown,
    the crown with which his mother crowned him
on the day of his wedding,
    the day his heart rejoiced.(B)

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  1. Song of Songs 3:11 Or interior lovingly inlaid / by the daughters of Jerusalem. / 11 Come out, you daughters of Zion, / and look