1 Chronicles 20:2 — Bible Verse (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.”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 20:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 20:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 20:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 20:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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,”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 20:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 20:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Dauid tooke the crowne of their King from off his head, and founde it the weight of a talent of golde, with precious stones in it: and it was set on Dauids head, and he brought away the spoyle of the citie exceeding much.”

1 Chronicles 20:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 20:2 in 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.

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.

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.

4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 20:2 Mean?

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