20:2a Then David took the crown from the head of their king.

(New Revised Standard Version🙂 David took the crown of Milcom from his head;

David took the crown from the head of ⌊their god⌋ Milcom.
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David took the hat of kingship from the head of Rabbah’s idol Molech.

20:2b It was found to weigh a talent of gold

It was heavy and its weight was about 34 kilos (75 pounds). It was a crown of gold (Easy English Bible)
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The hat was made of gold and weighed more than 34 kilos.

20:2c and was set with precious stones,

and there was a valuable stone in it. (Easy English Bible)
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It was decorated with pretty stones, that are very expensive.

20:2d and it was placed on David’s head.

David’s men put it on his head. (Easy English Bible)
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This special hat of kingship now belonged to David.

20:2e And David took a great amount of plunder from the city.

They also took many other valuable things from the city. (Translation for Translators)
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He also took very many good things from the city. (Easy English Bible)

21:2 (reordered)

The Ammonite people had made a hat out of gold and precious stones. It weighed 35 kilograms. They had placed it on the head of their god Molech. King David took the golden hat and put it on his head. He also took a lot of good things from the city.

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