1 Chronicles 20:3
 1 Chronicles 20:3 
New International Version (© 2011)
and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then David and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

King James Bible
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.

American Standard Version
And he brought forth the people that were therein, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. And thus did David unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation
and the people who are in it he hath brought out, and setteth to the saw, and to cutting instruments of iron, and to axes; and thus doth David to all cities of the sons of Ammon, and David turneth back, and all the people, to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 20:3 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

He brought out the people - See this transaction particularly explained in the notes on the parallel places, 2 Samuel 12:30-31 (note).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he

1 Chronicles 19:2-5 And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me...

Psalm 21:8,9 Your hand shall find out all your enemies: your right hand shall find out those that hate you...

and cut instead of {wyyasar,} `and he cut,' the parallel passage is {wyasem,} `and he put them;' which is also the reading here of seven MSS collated by Dr. Kennicott. Sawing asunder, etc. of human beings, have no more place in the text, that they had in David's conduct towards the Ammonites.

with saws

Exodus 1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field...

Joshua 9:23 Now therefore you are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being slaves...

Judges 8:6,7,16,17 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army...

1 Kings 9:21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy...

1 Chronicles 20:3 Parallel Commentaries
Ammon Ammonite Ammonites Axes Children Cities Cut David Dealt Forth Harrows Instruments Iron Jerusalem Labor Picks Saws Sharp Therein Towns Work
Ammon Ammonite Ammonites Axes Children Cities Cut David Dealt Forth Harrows Instruments Iron Jerusalem Labor Picks Saws Sharp Therein Towns Work
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Hebrews 11:37 They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated--
2 Samuel 12:31 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. David did this to all the Ammonite towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.