1 Chronicles 20:2
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.
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Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
David took the crown of their king - off his head - See Sa2 12:30.
Precious stones in it - The Targum says, "And there was set in it a precious stone, worth a talent of gold; this was that magnetic…
How the army of the Ammonites and their allies was routed in the field we read in the foregoing chapters. Here we have the destruction of Rabbah, the metropolis of their kingdom (Ch1 20:1), the…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
of their king So A.V. (rightly). R.V. mg. of Malcam(cp. Zep 1:5), i.e. Milcom, the national god of the Ammonites (1Ki 11:5). LXX. has a double translation of the one Heb. word: Molchol(Molchom) their…