2 Samuel 12:31

12:31 He removed ¹  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 ²  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem. ³ 

2 Samuel 18:3

18:3 But the soldiers replied, ⁴  “You should not do this! ⁵  For if we should have to make a rapid retreat, they won’t be too concerned about us. ⁶  Even if half of us should die, they won’t be too concerned about us. But you ⁷  are like ten thousand of us! So it is better if you remain in the city for support.”

[12:31]  ¹ tn Heb “brought out.”

[12:31]  ² tn Heb “and so he would do.”

[12:31]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[18:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “the people said.”

[18:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “march out.”

[18:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “they will not place to us heart.”

[18:3]  ⁷ tc The translation follows the LXX (except for the Lucianic recension), Symmachus, and Vulgate in reading אָתָּה (’atta, “you”) rather than MT עָתָּה (’atta, “now”).