1 Chronicles 20:2

1 Chronicles 20:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2David took the crown from the head of their king20:2 Or of Milkom, that is, Molek—its weight was found to be a talent20:2 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms of gold, and it was set with precious stones—and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

2David took the crown of 20:2 Another reading is Malcam from, a variant of the Ammonite god Milcomtheir king from his head, and he found it to weigh a 20:2 About 75 lb. or 34 kgtalent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoils of the city, a very great amount.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

2David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

2David took the crown of their king from his head and found that it 20:2 A crown of this weight would have been practical only for ceremonial display.weighed a talent of gold and that there was a precious stone in it; so it was set on David’s head. He also brought a very great amount of spoil (plunder) out of the city [of Rabbah].

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

2Then David took the crown from the head of their king.20:2 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21 and 1 Kings 11:7. It was found to weigh a talent of gold20:2 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold. and was set with precious stones, and it was placed on David’s head. And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

2David took the gold crown off the head of the king of Ammon. The crown weighed 75 pounds. It had jewels in it. It was placed on David’s head. He took a huge amount of goods from the city.

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