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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.

KJV

Tulit autem David coronam Melchom de capite ejus, et invenit in ea auri pondo talentum, et pretiosissimas gemmas, fecitque sibi inde diadema : manubias quoque urbis plurimas tulit ;

Vulgate

καὶ ἔλαβεν Δαυεὶδ τὸν στέφανον Μολχὸλ βασιλέως αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ εὑρέθη ὁ σταθμὸς αὐτοῦ τάλαντον χρυσίου, καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ λίθος τίμιος, καὶ ἦν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Δαυείδ· καὶ σκῦλα τῆς πόλεως ἐξήνεγκεν πολλὰ σφόδρα.

LXX

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.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֣יד אֶת עֲטֶֽרֶת מַלְכָּ/ם֩ מֵ/עַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜/וֹ וַֽ/יִּמְצָאָ֣/הּ מִשְׁקַ֣ל כִּכַּר זָהָ֗ב וּ/בָ/הּ֙ אֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַ/תְּהִ֖י עַל רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑יד וּ/שְׁלַ֥ל הָ/עִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣בֶן
'bn
noun · 267×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
hrbh
verb · 233×
הּ֒
h
noun · 49×
הוּ
hv
verb · 455×
זָהָ֖ב
zhb
noun · 388×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְקָרָ֑ה
yqrh
noun · 35×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
כִּכַּר
kkr
noun · 68×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֲטֶ֣רֶת
'trt
noun · 23×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×
שָּׁלָ֖ל
shll
noun · 74×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 12:30 — 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
  • Ps 21:3 — For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.