2And 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.
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 1-3)How the army of the Ammonites and their allies was routed in the field we read in the foregoing chapters. Here we have the destruction of Rabbah, the metropolis of their kingdom (1 Chron. 20:1), the putting of their king’s crown upon David’s head (1 Chron. 20:2), and the great severity that was used towards the people, 1 Chron. 20:3. Of this we had a more full account in 2 Sam. 11:1-12:31; and can...
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