# He brought out

The word "He" refers to David, but also refers to David's soldiers who helped David do this. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

# forced them to work with saws and iron picks and axes

These terms describe difficult manual labor that the defeated people were forced to do.

# David required all the cities of the descendants of Ammon

The people are referred to by their city. Alternate translation: "David required the people of all the Ammonite cities" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# David and all the people returned to Jerusalem

The phhrase "all the people" refers to David's army. Alternate translation: "David and his army returned to Jerusalem"