Text -- 1 Chronicles 20:2 (NET)

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king and wore it (its weight was a talent of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 20:2

¹ tc The translation follows the MT, which reads “of their king”; the LXX and Vulgate read “of Milcom” (cf. 1 Kgs 11:5). Milcom, also known as Molech, was the god of the Ammonites.

² tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

³ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.