771 B
771 B
He brought out the people
David did not bring out the people himself; he commanded his soldiers to bring them out. AT: "David commanded his soldiers to bring out the people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
saws, iron picks, and axes
These are tools to cut wood or break up the ground.
brick kilns
ovens where bricks are dried and hardened
all the cities of the people of Ammon
This refers to the people in the cities. AT: "all the people of the cites of Ammon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)