2 Samuel 12:31

12:31 He removed the people who were in it and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, putting them to work at the brick kiln. This was his policy with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 20:10

20:10 Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.


tn Heb “brought out.”

tn Heb “and so he would do.”

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tn Heb “he”; the referent (Joab) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Amasa) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “and he did not repeat concerning him, and he died.”