He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

将城里的人拉出来，放在锯下，或铁耙下，或铁斧下，大卫待亚扪各城的居民都是如此。其后大卫和众军都回耶路撒冷去了。

把城里的百姓拉出来，放在锯下，或铁耙下，或斧的下面；大卫待亚扪各城的居民都是如此。于是，大卫和全军都回耶路撒冷去了。

把城里的百姓拉出来，放在锯下，或铁耙下，或斧的下面；大卫待亚扪各城的居民都是如此。于是，大卫和全军都回耶路撒冷去了。

他把城里的人带出来，命他们用锯、铁耙和斧头做工。他用同样的方法对待亚扪其他城邑的居民。之后，大卫和全军返回耶路撒冷。

又把城里的众民拉出来，要他们用锯子、铁铲和斧子作工；大卫待亚扪各城的人都是这样。后来大卫和众民都回耶路撒冷去了。

將城裏的人拉出來，放在鋸下，或鐵耙下，或鐵斧下，大衛待亞捫各城的居民都是如此。其後大衛和眾軍都回耶路撒冷去了。

把城裏的百姓拉出來，放在鋸下，或鐵耙下，或斧的下面；大衛待亞捫各城的居民都是如此。於是，大衛和全軍都回耶路撒冷去了。

把城裏的百姓拉出來，放在鋸下，或鐵耙下，或斧的下面；大衛待亞捫各城的居民都是如此。於是，大衛和全軍都回耶路撒冷去了。

他把城裡的人帶出來，命他們用鋸、鐵耙和斧頭做工。他用同樣的方法對待亞捫其他城邑的居民。之後，大衛和全軍返回耶路撒冷。

又把城裡的眾民拉出來，要他們用鋸子、鐵鏟和斧子作工；大衛待亞捫各城的人都是這樣。後來大衛和眾民都回耶路撒冷去了。

他又將城裏的人拉出來，使他們用鋸子或鐵的銳器、或斧子、作工；大衛待亞捫人的眾城市都是這樣。大衛和所有的兵眾就回耶路撒冷去了。

且出其邑民、使之服役於鋸、及鐵耙與斧、大衛待亞捫族諸邑、皆若是、大衛率民眾歸耶路撒冷、○

驅民出邑、或解以鋸、或擊以打禾之鐵具、或傷以斧斤、大闢待亞捫族諸城、俱若此、然後率眾、歸耶路撒冷。

使邑中民出、或置於鋸下、或置於碾穀之鐵具下、或置於鐵斧下、或作強其民或用鋸或用碾穀之鐵具或用鐵斧工作大衛待亞捫人諸邑之民俱如此、於是大衛與眾軍士軍士原文作民歸耶路撒冷、○

and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

He brought out the people who were there. He made them work with saws and iron picks and axes. David did that to all the towns in Ammon. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes. That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work at saws, iron picks, and axes. And David did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. So David did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

He brought out the people who were in it and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes. David did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.

And he brought out the people that[ were] in it, and cut[ them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

He brought out the people who were in it, and had them cut with saws, with iron picks, and with axes. David did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

David said,“ I will express my loyalty to Hanun son of Nahash, for his father was loyal to me.” So David sent messengers to express his sympathy over his father’s death. When David’s servants entered Ammonite territory to visit Hanun and express the king’s sympathy,the Ammonite officials said to Hanun,“ Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”So Hanun seized David’s servants and shaved their beards off. He cut off the lower part of their robes so that their buttocks were exposed and then sent them away.Messengers came and told David what had happened to the men, so he summoned them, for the men were thoroughly humiliated. The king said,“ Stay in Jericho until your beards grow again; then you may come back.”

The officials of Succoth said,“ You have not yet overpowered Zebah and Zalmunna. So why should we give bread to your army?”Gideon said,“ Since you will not help, after the LORD hands Zebah and Zalmunna over to me, I will thresh your skin with desert thorns and briers.”

You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.You burn them up like a fiery furnace when you appear; the LORD angrily devours them; the fire consumes them.

He removed the people who were in it and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

They made their lives bitter by hard service with mortar and bricks and by all kinds of service in the fields. Every kind of service the Israelites were required to give was rigorous.

He seized the leaders of the city, along with some desert thorns and briers; he then“ threshed” the men of Succoth with them.He also tore down the tower of Penuel and executed the city’s men.

Their descendants remained in the land( the Israelites were unable to wipe them out completely). Solomon conscripted them for his work crews, and they continue in that role to this very day.

Now you are condemned to perpetual servitude as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”