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31 He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with[a] saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns.[b] That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

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  1. 12:31a Hebrew He also brought out the people [of Rabbah] and put them under.
  2. 12:31b Hebrew and he made them pass through the brick kilns.

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.