1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 20:2

²Then David took the crown from the head of their king.^b It was found to weigh a talent of gold^c 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.

Footnotes

b 20:2 Or from the head of Milcom. Milcom, also called Molech, was god of the Ammonites; see Leviticus 18:21|LEV 18:21and 1 Kings 11:7.
c 20:2 A talent is approximately 75.4 pounds or 34.2 kilograms of gold.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִ֣יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the crown	עֲטֶֽרֶת־	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5850 crown, wreath
from	מֵעַ֨ל	mê·‘al	Preposition-m	H5921 height
the head	רֹאשׁ֜וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
of their king	מַלְכָּם֩	mal·kām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4428 king
It was found	וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ׀	way·yim·ṣā·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
to weigh	מִשְׁקַ֣ל	miš·qal	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4948 id.
a talent	כִּכַּר־	kik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of gold	זָהָ֗ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and was set	וּבָהּ֙	ū·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person feminine singular
with precious	יְקָרָ֔ה	yə·qā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
stones	אֶ֣בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
and it was	וַתְּהִ֖י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
placed on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
David’s	דָּוִ֑יד	dā·wîḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
head	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
And David took	הוֹצִ֖יא	hō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
a great amount	הַרְבֵּ֥ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
of plunder	וּשְׁלַ֥ל	ū·šə·lal	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
from the city	הָעִ֛יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.