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(A)Then David took the crown of [a]their king from his head; and he found it to weigh a [b]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. He also brought out the people who were in it (B)and [c]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.

(C)Now it happened afterwards, that war [d]broke out at [e]Gezer with the Philistines; then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Sippai, one among those born of the [f]giants, and they were subdued.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 20:2 In Zeph 1:5, Malcam
  2. 1 Chronicles 20:2 A talent was approx. 75 lb. or 34 kg
  3. 1 Chronicles 20:3 Or made them cut with saws, cut them with saws; Heb vowels can indicate causative or simple active
  4. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Lit stood up
  5. 1 Chronicles 20:4 In 2 Sam 21:18, Gob
  6. 1 Chronicles 20:4 Heb Raphah, so in vv 6, 8