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# He brought out
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The word "He" refers to David, but also refers to David's soldiers who helped David do this. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])
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# forced them to work with saws and iron picks and axes
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These terms describe difficult manual labor that the defeated people were forced to do.
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# David required all the cities of the descendants of Ammon
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The people are referred to by their city. Alternate translation: "David required the people of all the Ammonite cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# David and all the people returned to Jerusalem
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The phhrase "all the people" refers to David's army. Alternate translation: "David and his army returned to Jerusalem"
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