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30 From the head of the idol of the Ammonite god Molech[a] David took a gold crown which weighed about seventy-five pounds and had a jewel in it. David took the jewel and put it in his own crown.[b] He also took a large amount of loot from the city 31 and put its people to work with saws, iron hoes, and iron axes, and forced them to work at[c] making bricks. He did the same to the people of all the other towns of Ammon. Then he and his men returned to Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 idol of the Ammonite god Molech; or Ammonite king.
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 jewel … crown; or crown and put it on his own head.
  3. 2 Samuel 12:31 Probable text (see 1 Ch 20.3) work at; Hebrew pass through.

30 David took the crown(A) from their king’s[a] head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent[b] of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city 31 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking.[c] David did this to all the Ammonite(B) towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
  2. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  3. 2 Samuel 12:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.