1 Chronicles 14:8

14:8 When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed ¹  king of all Israel, all the Philistines marched up to confront him. ²  When David heard about it, he marched out against ³  them.

1 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 He removed the city’s residents and made them do hard labor with saws, iron picks, and axes. ⁴  This was his policy ⁵  with all the Ammonite cities. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.

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¹ tn Or “designated”; NCV “had been made king”; CEV “had become king.”

² tn Heb “to seek David.”

³ tn Heb “went out before.”

⁴ tc The Hebrew text reads “saws,” but since saws were just mentioned, it is preferable to emend מְגֵרוֹת (mÿgerot, “saws”) to מַגְזְרוֹת (magzÿrot, “axes”).

⁵ tn Heb “and so he would do.”