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2Sa 12:31 — 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.

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and put them		"Rather, as the particle [b] frequently signifies, ""And he put them to saws, and to harrows, and to axes,"" etc., as we say, to put a person to the plough, to the anvil, to the last, etc. See 1Ch 20:3; also 2Sa 8:2; Psa 21:8,9; Amo 1:3"

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and put them

	1Ch 20:3	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.
	2Sa 8:2	And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.
	Psa 21:8	Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
	Psa 21:9	Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
	Amo 1:3	Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing instruments of iron:

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 12:31," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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