2 Samuel 12:31 - The Scriptures 1998

And he brought out the people who were in it, and set them to the saw and to sharp instruments of iron and to axes of iron, and made them pass over to the brick works. And so he did with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he brought forth the people who were there, and put them to [work with] saws and iron threshing sledges and axes, and made them labor at the brickkiln. And he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then [he] and all the men returned to Jerusalem.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

Common English Bible

He brought out the people who were in the city and put them to work making bricks. David demolished the city with saws, iron picks, and axes; he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the troops returned to Jerusalem.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Also, bringing forth its people, he sawed them, and he drove over them with iron wagons, and he divided them with knives, and he dragged them through brick kilns. So he did to all the citizens of the sons of Ammon. And David returned, with the entire army, to Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And bringing forth the people thereof, he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brick-kilns. So did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 12:31 Cross References

2 Samuel 8:2

He also smote Mo’aḇ

1 Chronicles 20:2

And Dawiḏ

1 Chronicles 20:3

And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws, and with iron picks, and with axes. And thus Dawiḏ

Jeremiah 43:9

“Take large stones in your hand, and you shall hide them before the eyes of the men of Yehuḏ

Amos 1:13

Thus said יהוה, “For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I do not turn it back, because they ripped open the pregnant women in Gilʽ

Amos 1:14

“So I shall kindle a fire upon the wall of Rabbah, and it shall consume its palaces, with a shout in the day of battle, with a storm in the day of the whirlwind.

Amos 1:3

Thus said יהוה, “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I do not turn it back, because they threshed Gilʽ

Hebrews 11:37

They were stoned, they were tried, they were sawn in two, they were slain with the sword. They went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in need, afflicted, mistreated,

Joshua 10:15

So Yehoshua returned, and all Yisra’ĕ