1 Tawarikh 19:17

19:17 When David was informed, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan River, ¹  and marched against them. ²  David deployed his army against the Arameans for battle and they fought against him. ³ 

1 Tawarikh 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.

1 Tawarikh 29:21

David Designates Solomon King

29:21 The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the Lord (1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.

[19:17]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[19:17]  ² tc The parallel text of 2 Sam 10:17 “he came to Helam.”

[19:17]  tn Heb “and he came to them and was deployed against them.”

[19:17]  ³ tn Heb “and David was deployed to meet Aram [for] battle and they fought with him.”

[20:3]  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”).

[20:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and so he would do.”