Verse 3

1 Chronicles 20:3

Bible in Basic English

3 And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and axes. And this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אֶת הָ/עָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר בָּ֜/הּ הוֹצִ֗יא וַ/יָּ֨שַׂר בַּ/מְּגֵרָ֜ה וּ/בַ/חֲרִיצֵ֤י הַ/בַּרְזֶל֙ וּ/בַ/מְּגֵר֔וֹת וְ/כֵן֙ יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה דָוִ֔יד לְ/כֹ֖ל עָרֵ֣י בְנֵי עַמּ֑וֹן וַ/יָּ֧שָׁב דָּוִ֛יד וְ/כָל הָ/עָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
English Translation
And he brought out the people who were in it, and he set them to work with saws and iron tools and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the Ammonites. And David returned and all the people to Jerusalem.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 20 Context
1 Now in the spring, at the time when kings go out to war, Joab went out at the head of the armed forc... Focus ↗
2 And David took the crown of Milcom from off his head; its weight was a talent of gold and it had sto... Focus ↗
3 And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron...
4 Now after this there was war with the Philistines at Gezer; then Sibbecai the Hushathite put to deat... Focus ↗
5 And again there was war with the Philistines; and Elhanan, the son of Jair, put to death Lahmi, the... Focus ↗
6 And again there was war at Gath, where there was a very tall man, who had twenty-four fingers and to... Focus ↗
7 And when he put shame on Israel, Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David's brother, put him to death. Focus ↗
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Book
1 Chronicles
Chapter
Chapter 20 (8 verses)
Version
Bible in Basic English
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