en_tn_condensed/2sa/21/22.md

they were killed by the hand of David and by the hand of his soldiers

Here "by the hand of" means "through" or "by." This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "David and his soldiers killed them" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)