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# He will not go down with us into battle
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The person here is a synecdoche for the army he commands. Alternate translation: "Do not let his army join with our army against our enemies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# For how else could he make himself acceptable to his master than by taking the heads of our own men?
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This rhetorical question can be translated as a statement. Here "taking the heads" is a metonym for killing. Alternate translation: "The best way for David to make peace with his master would be by killing our soldiers!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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