Commentary for Avodah Zarah 87:14
דכתיב (שמואל ב יב, ל) ויקח את עטרת מלכם מעל ראשו ומשקלה ככר זהב ומי שרי איסורי הנאה נינהו אמר רב נחמן איתי הגיתי בא וביטלה
As it is written, “And he took the crown of their king from off his head, and its weight was a talent of gold” (II Samuel 12:30). But was that permissible? Is it not forbidden to derive benefit from it? Nahman explained: Ittai the Gittite came and annulled it.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The coming of Ittai also helps explain how David could take the crown off the king of Rabbah and have it placed on his head—Ittai annulled its idolatrous aspects first.
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