en_tn_condensed/2sa/12/31.md

He brought out the people

David did not bring out the people himself; he commanded his soldiers to bring them out. Alternate translation: "David commanded his soldiers to bring out the people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/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. Alternate translation: "all the people of the cites of Ammon" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy)