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