David and Milkom wore a 75 lb crown, wouldn't that have snapped their necks?
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1 Chronicles 20:2 says:
David took the crown from the head of their king --its weight was found to be a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones--and it was placed on David's head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city.
A talent of gold is equal to 75 lb, the question is, has archeology ever found crowns this heavy? Most crowns are not recorded in the Bible, so it seems like the author himself found it out of ordinary that a crown would weigh so much (that's why it was recorded). But is there any type of evidence that these type of crowns ever existed? Regardless, wouldn't such weight snap the kings neck?
To me it's just crazy that such a crown could have existed.
Addendum: While digging through the internet I found this: [Can One Carry Heavy Things on Their Head Pain-Free? A Review of Geere 2010](https://posturemovementpain.com/2012/10/18/can-you-carry-heavy-things-on-your-head-without-pain-a-review-of-geere-2010/) .
Apparently in rural places of Earth people carry well beyond 75 lb on their heads all the time... Ok, so one question out of the way, now, is there any evidence for such crowns ever made?
Asked by dimabal10000
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Sep 18, 2018, 05:26 PM
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