1 Chronicles 20:2

20:2 David took the crown from the head of their king ¹  and wore it ²  (its weight was a talent ³  of gold and it was set with precious stones). He took a large amount of plunder from the city.

1 Chronicles 22:14

22:14 Now, look, I have made every effort to supply what is needed to build the Lord’s temple. ⁴  I have stored up 100,000 talents ⁵  of gold, 1,000,000 ⁶  talents of silver, and so much bronze and iron it cannot be weighed, as well as wood and stones. Feel free to add more!

[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.

[20:2]  ² tn Heb “and it was on the head of David.”

[20:2]  ³ sn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[22:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “and look, in my affliction [or perhaps, “poverty”] I have supplied for the house of the Lord.”

[22:14]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “talents” in 19:6.

[22:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “a thousand thousands.”