The Meaning of 1 Chronicles 20:2 Explained

1 Chronicles 20:2

KJV: And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

YLT: And David taketh the crown of their king from off his head, and findeth it in weight a talent of gold, and in it a precious stone, and it is on the head of David: and spoil of the city he hath brought out very much,

Darby: And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

ASV: And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  took  the crown  of their king  from off his head,  and found  it to weigh  a talent  of gold,  and [there were] precious  stones  in it; and it was set upon David's  head:  and he brought  also exceeding  much  spoil  out of the city. 

What does 1 Chronicles 20:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 1 Chronicles 20

1  Rabbah is besieged by Joab, spoiled by David, and the people thereof tortured
4  Three giants are slain in overthrows of the Philistines

What do the individual words in 1 Chronicles 20:2 mean?

And took David - crown of their king from his head and found it to weigh a talent of gold and in it stones [there were] precious and it was set on head Of David and the spoil of the city He brought out in abundance great
וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֣יד אֶת־ עֲטֶֽרֶת־ מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ ׀ מִשְׁקַ֣ל כִּכַּר־ זָהָ֗ב וּבָהּ֙ אֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל־ רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑יד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

וַיִּקַּ֣ח  And  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
דָּוִ֣יד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
עֲטֶֽרֶת־  crown 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: עֲטָרָה  
Sense: crown, wreath.
מַלְכָּם֩  of  their  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
רֹאשׁ֜וֹ  his  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
וַֽיִּמְצָאָ֣הּ ׀  and  found  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מָצָא  
Sense: to find, attain to.
מִשְׁקַ֣ל  to  weigh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מִשְׁקָל  
Sense: heaviness, weight.
כִּכַּר־  a  talent 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כִּכָּר  
Sense: round.
זָהָ֗ב  of  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וּבָהּ֙  and  in  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person feminine singular
אֶ֣בֶן  stones 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶבֶן  
Sense: stone (large or small).
יְקָרָ֔ה  [there  were]  precious 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: יְקִפָּאֹון 
Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid.
וַתְּהִ֖י  and  it  was  set 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
רֹ֣אשׁ  head 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹאשׁ 
Sense: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning.
דָּוִ֑יד  Of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וּשְׁלַ֥ל  and  the  spoil 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׁלָל  
Sense: prey, plunder, spoil, booty.
הָעִ֛יר  of  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
הוֹצִ֖יא  He  brought  out 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הַרְבֵּ֥ה  in  abundance 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
מְאֹֽד  great 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְאֹד  
Sense: exceedingly, much subst.

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