30 Then (A)he took the crown of [a]their king from his head; and its weight was a [b]talent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great amounts. 31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and (B)put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made [c]others [d]serve at the brick [e]works. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or Milcom; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom; cf. Zeph 1:5
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
  3. 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit them
  4. 2 Samuel 12:31 Another reading of MT lit pass through
  5. 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit mold; i.e., for molding bricks

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