1 Chronicles 20:1-3
Legacy Standard Bible
War with Philistine Giants
20 (A)Now it happened [a]in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the force of the military and brought the land of the sons of Ammon to ruin, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And (B)Joab struck Rabbah and [b]tore it down. 2 (C)Then David took the crown of [c]their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a [d]talent 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 in a very great amount. 3 He also brought out the people who were in it (D)and [e]made them work with saws and with sharp iron instruments and with axes. And thus David used to do to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:1 Lit at the time of the return of the year
- 1 Chronicles 20:1 Lit pulled
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 In Zeph 1:5, Malcam
- 1 Chronicles 20:2 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 Or made them cut with saws, cut them with saws; Heb vowels can indicate causative or simple active
1 Chronicles 20:1-3
Lexham English Bible
The Capture of Rabbah
20 And it happened that in the spring time of year,[a] the time when kings go out to battle, Joab led the troops of the army and destroyed the land of the Ammonites.[b] And he came and besieged Rabbah, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and destroyed it. 2 And David took the crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold. And in it was a precious stone. Then it was placed upon the head of David. And he brought out the booty of the city, a large amount. 3 And the people who were in it he brought out, and he set them to work with saws and iron implements and axes.[c] Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites.[d] Then David returned, and all the nation went with him.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:1 Literally “at the time of the returning of the year”
- 1 Chronicles 20:1 Literally “sons of Ammon”
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 The translation comes from 2 Samuel 12:31 since the Hebrew text here is uncertain
- 1 Chronicles 20:3 Literally “sons of Ammon”
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