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.

³ and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes.^(A) David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

Judgment on Israel’s Neighbors

³ This is what the Lord says:

² David also defeated the Moabites.^(A) He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.^(B)