1 Chronicles 20:1-3
World English Bible
20 At the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, Joab led out the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it. 2 David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold,[a] and there were precious stones in it. It was set on David’s head, and he brought very much plunder out of the city. 3 He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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- 20:2 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces
1 Chronicles 20:1-3
Modern English Version
Rabbah Captured(A)
20 Now at the beginning of the year when kings would go out to war, Joab led the army and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He came and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. So Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it. 2 Then David took the crown of their king from his head and found it weighed about a talent[a] of gold with a precious stone set in it. And it was placed on David’s head. He also brought out a great abundance of plunder from the city. 3 He brought out the people who were it in, and put them to work with saws, sharp iron tools, and axes. Thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites, and then he and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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- 1 Chronicles 20:2 About 75 pounds, or 34 kilograms.
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