2<\/strong>. of their king<\/em> ] So A.V. (rightly). R.V. mg. of Malcam<\/em> (cp. Zep 1:5<\/span>), i.e. Milcom, the national god of the Ammonites (1Ki 11:5<\/span>). LXX. has a double translation of the one Heb. word: Molchol<\/em> ( Molchom<\/em>) their king<\/em>. The name of the god, whether the right form be Molech<\/em> (1Ki 11:7<\/span>) or Milcom<\/em> or Malcam<\/em>, means either “king” or, less probably, “counsellor.” In the former case his image would in all probability wear a crown.<\/p>\n it was set upon David’s head<\/em> ] A symbolic action implying that David completely annexed the Ammonite territory; other conquered nations retained a partial independence on condition of the payment of tribute.<\/p>\n he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city<\/em> ] R.V. he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much<\/strong>. A kind of triumphal procession of captives and spoil such as an Assyrian relief in the British Museum represents as passing before Sennacherib at the capture of Lachish.<\/p>\n Verse 2<\/span>. David took the crown of their king – off his head<\/B><\/I>] See 2Sa 12:30<\/span>.<\/P> <\/P> Precious stones in it<\/B><\/I>] The Targum says, “And there was set in it a precious stone, worth a talent of gold; this was that magnetic stone that supported the woven gold in the air.” What does he mean?<\/P> <\/p>\n 2. David took the crown of theirking . . ., and found it to weigh a talent of gold<\/B>equal to onehundred twenty-five pounds. Some think that Malcom,<\/I> renderedin our version “their king,” should be taken as a propername, Milcom or Molech, the Ammonite idol, which, of course, mightbear a heavy weight. But, like many other state crowns of Easternkings, the crown got at Rabbah was not worn on the head, butsuspended by chains of gold above the throne. <\/P> precious stones<\/B>Hebrew,<\/I>a “stone,” or cluster of precious stones, which was set onDavid’s head.<\/P><\/p>\n See Gill “1Ch 20:1”.<\/p>\n (2) The crown of their king.<\/strong>Or, of Milcom or Moloch, their god. The Heb. malkm,<\/em> their Melech (i.e., king), occurs in this sense (Zep. 1:5<\/span>. Comp. Amo. 5:26<\/span>.) The same title is applied by the prophets to Jehovah (Isa. 6:5<\/span>; Isa. 44:6<\/span>, Jahweh, the king [melech] of Israel. Comp. Zep. 3:15<\/span>, and Joh. 1:49<\/span>; Joh. 12:15<\/span>; 2Sa. 12:12<\/span>; Psa. 5:2<\/span>; Psa. 89:18<\/span>; Isa. 8:21<\/span>; and Jer. 10:10<\/span>). The LXX. here has Molchom, their king; Vulg., Melchom; Arabic, Malcha, their god; all confirming our rendering.<\/p>\n A talent of gold.<\/strong>The Arabic Version says one hundred pounds. Modern scholars consider the talent of gold as about one hundred and thirty-one pounds troy. If the weight was anything like this, the crown was obviously more suited for the head of a big idol than of a man.<\/p>\n And there were precious stones in it.<\/strong>Samuel includes their weight in the talent.<\/p>\n And<\/strong> it<\/strong> was<\/strong> set (Heb., became<\/em>) upon Davids head.<\/strong>Vulg., he made himself a crown out of it. This may be the meaning; or else the weighty mass of gold and jewels may have been held over the kings head by his attendants on the occasion of its capture.<\/p>\n Exceeding much spoil.<\/strong>Comp. the continual boast of the Assyrian conquerors: spoils without number I carried off (sallata la mani aslula<\/em>). 1Ch 20:2 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. 1Ch 20:3 And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n Ver. 2,3. See Trapp on “<\/em> 2Sa 12:31 “<\/em> <\/p>\n David took. No discrepancy here, for Joab had summoned David for the purpose (2Sa 12:27). <\/p>\n it: Heb. the weight of it <\/p>\n and he brought: 1Ch 18:11, 2Sa 8:11, 2Sa 8:12 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Sa 12:30 – took Psa 21:3 – settest<\/p>\n 20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his head, and found it to weigh a {b} 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.<\/p>\n (b) Which mounts about the value of seven thousand and seventy crowns, which is about 60 pound weight.<\/p>\n 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. 2. of their king ] So A.V. (rightly). 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Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible <\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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