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Hebrew Texts וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־ עֲטֶֽרֶת־ מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשֹׁ֜ו וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הֹוצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ KJV with Strong's 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 שמואל ב 12:30 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־עֲטֶֽרֶת־מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשֹׁ֜ו וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הֹוצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ שמואל ב 12:30 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only) שמואל ב 12:30 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required) שמואל ב 12:30 Hebrew Bible Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. The crown weighed 75 pounds of gold, and it had a precious stone in it. In addition, David took away a large quantity of plunder from the city. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge took 1 Chronicles 20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found … the weight If this talent was only {seven pounds}, as Whiston says, David might have carried it on his head with little difficulty; but this weight, according to common computation, would amount to nearly {114 pounds!} Some, therefore, think, that {mishkelah} should be taken for its {value}, not {weight}; which renders it perfectly plain, as the worth of the crown will be about in great abundance [heb] very great Links 2 Samuel 12:30 • 2 Samuel 12:30 NIV • 2 Samuel 12:30 NLT • 2 Samuel 12:30 ESV • 2 Samuel 12:30 NASB • 2 Samuel 12:30 KJV • 2 Samuel 12:30 Bible Apps • 2 Samuel 12:30 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 12:30 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 12:30 French Bible • 2 Samuel 12:30 German Bible • Bible Hub |