1 Chronicles 20:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֣יד אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ ׀ מִשְׁקַ֣ל כִּכַּר־זָהָ֗ב וּבָהּ֙ אֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑יד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃

Transliteration

And wayyiqqaḥ dāwîd ʾet-ʿaṭeret-malkām from-upon rōʾšô and wayyimṣāʾāh mišqal kikkar-zāhāḇ and-in-her ʾeḇen yəqārâ, and wattəhî upon-rōʾš dāwîd. And-šəlal the-ʿîr hôṣîʾ harbē məʾōd.

Grammar Details

*wayyiqqaḥ*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*dāwîd*: proper noun - David
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʿaṭeret*: construct noun, feminine singular - crown of
*malkām*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their king/Malcam
*rōʾšô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head
*wayyimṣāʾāh*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he found it
*mišqal*: construct noun, masculine singular - weight of
*kikkar*: construct noun, masculine singular - talent of
*zāhāḇ*: noun, masculine singular - gold
*ʾeḇen*: noun, feminine singular - stone
*yəqārâ*: adjective, feminine singular - precious
*wattəhî*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it was
*rōʾš*: noun, masculine singular - head of
*šəlal*: construct noun, masculine singular - spoil/plunder of
*ʿîr*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city
*hôṣîʾ*: perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought out
*harbē*: adverb - much/greatly
*məʾōd*: adverb - very/exceedingly

Word Meanings

*malkām*: their king/Malcam (name of Ammonite deity)
*wayyimṣāʾāh*: and he found it/discovered its [weight]
*kikkar*: talent/round weight (measure)
*yəqārâ*: precious/costly/valuable
*šəlal*: spoil/plunder/booty
*hôṣîʾ*: he brought out/carried out/removed

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 8:11-12 : 11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued; 12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.
2 Sam 12:30-31 : 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. 31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
1 Chr 18:11 : 11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

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2 Sam 12:29-31
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29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30And 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.
31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
1 Sam 30:18-20
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18And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.
19And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David recovered all.
20And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before those other cattle, and said, This is David's spoil.
1 Chr 18:7-8
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7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brasen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
2 Sam 8:7-9
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7And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
8And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass.
9When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten all the host of Hadadezer,
1 Sam 17:54
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54And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
1 Chr 20:1
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1And 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 Chr 20:25
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25And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much.
2 Sam 1:10
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10So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
2 Sam 8:11-12
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11Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which he subdued;
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1 Chr 20:3
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3And 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.
1 Chr 18:10-11
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10He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him;(for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
11Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
1 Sam 17:57
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1 Sam 30:16
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16And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
1 Chr 21:25
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25So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
1 Sam 27:9
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9And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
2 Chr 25:24
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24And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
1 Chr 18:1-2
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2 Sam 21:12
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2 Sam 14:26
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26And when he polled his head,(for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
2 Sam 18:7
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Ezra 8:26
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26I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, and of gold an hundred talents;
1 Kgs 10:10
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10And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
1 Sam 17:38
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38And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail.
1 Sam 17:51
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51Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.
1 Chr 10:9
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9And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
1 Sam 21:9
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9And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.
1 Sam 30:26
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26And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;
1 Sam 30:3
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2 Kgs 11:10
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10And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the LORD.
2 Sam 5:7
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7Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
1 Chr 18:4
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1 Chr 11:7
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7And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called it the city of David.
1 Chr 28:1
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2 Chr 9:14
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1 Kgs 14:26
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1 Sam 25:13
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17But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
1 Chr 19:8
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