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1 Chronicles 20:2-4
English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)And David took the crown of their king from his head. He found that it weighed a talent[a] of gold, and in it was a precious stone. And it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 3 And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor[b] (B)with saws and iron picks and axes.[c] And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Philistine Giants Killed
4 (C)And after this there arose war with the Philistines at Gezer. Then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, who was one of the descendants of the giants, and the Philistines were subdued.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:2 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 Compare 2 Samuel 12:31; Hebrew he sawed
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 Compare 2 Samuel 12:31; Hebrew saws
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New International Version
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New International Version
2 David took the crown from the head of their king[a]—its weight was found to be a talent[b] 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 3 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes.(A) David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.
War With the Philistines(B)
4 In the course of time, war broke out with the Philistines, at Gezer.(C) At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Sippai, one of the descendants of the Rephaites,(D) and the Philistines were subjugated.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 Or of Milkom, that is, Molek
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
King James Version
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
King James Version
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.
3 And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant: and they were subdued.
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1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New Life Version
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New Life Version
2 Then David took the crown from their king’s head. He found that its gold weighed as much as an older child. And there were stones of much worth in it. It was placed on David’s head. He brought out the riches of the city, a very large amount. 3 He brought out the people who were in it, and made them work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did this to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then he and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Philistines’ Strong Men Destroyed
4 After this there was a war with the Philistines at Gezer. Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Sippai, who was one of the sons of those who were very tall and strong. And the Philistines were put under their power.
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1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New King James Version
1 Chronicles 20:2-4
New King James Version
2 Then David (A)took their king’s crown from his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the [a]spoil of the city in great abundance. 3 And he brought out the people who were in it, and [b]put them to work with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Philistine Giants Destroyed(B)
4 Now it happened afterward (C)that war broke out at [c]Gezer with the Philistines, at which time (D)Sibbechai the Hushathite killed [d]Sippai, who was one of the sons of [e]the giant. And they were subdued.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:2 plunder
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 LXX cut them with
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Gob, 2 Sam. 21:18
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Saph, 2 Sam. 21:18
- 1 Chronicles 20:4 Or Raphah
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