31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and (A)put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made [a]others [b]serve at the brick [c]works. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit them
  2. 2 Samuel 12:31 Another reading of MT lit pass through
  3. 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit mold; i.e., for molding bricks

31 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking.[a] David did this to all the Ammonite(A) towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.