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2 Samuel 12:30
New English Translation
2 Samuel 12:30
New English Translation
30 He took the crown of their king[a] from his head—it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds,[b] and held a precious stone—and it was placed on David’s head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder.
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- 2 Samuel 12:30 tn Part of the Greek tradition wrongly understands Hebrew מַלְכָּם (malkam, “their king”) as a proper name (“Milcom”). Some English versions follow the Greek here, rendering the phrase “the crown of Milcom” (so NRSV; cf. also NAB, CEV). TEV takes this as a reference not to the Ammonite king but to “the idol of the Ammonite god Molech.”
- 2 Samuel 12:30 tn Heb “and its weight [was] a talent of gold.” The weight of this ornamental crown was approximately 75 lbs (34 kg). See P. K. McCarter, II Samuel (AB), 313.
2 Samuel 12:30
King James Version
2 Samuel 12:30
King James Version
30 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.
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