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28 Now therefore gather thou the tother part of the people, and besiege thou the city, and take thou it, lest when the city is wasted of me (lest when I have destroyed the city), the victory be areckoned to my name.

29 Therefore David gathered together all the people, and he went forth against Rabbah; and when he had fought against that city, he took it.

30 And he took the diadem of the king of them[a] from his head, by weight [of] a talent of gold, (and) having precious pearls; and it was put on the head of David; but also David bare away full much prey of the city. (And he took the crown off the head of their king/And he took the crown off the head of their idol, which weighed a talent of gold, and was adorned with precious pearls; and it was put on David’s head; and David also took away a great deal of prey, or of spoils, from the city.)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, ‘(the crown) of the idol of them’, which is called Malcham, (or Milcom,) that is interpreted ‘the king of them’.