And he brought out the people that were in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. 20:3

Trivia: How many men did God kill in a pestilence because of David's census?

1 Chronicles : Interpretation (3)

  1. Some creationists believe that this verse (and Gen.10:25) refers to continental drift, which, they say, began to occur during the days of Pelag (which means "division"), about 100 or so years after the flood. 1:19
  2. David tortured or enslaved (depending on translation) all the inhabitants of several cities. 20:3
  3. "They are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer." 29:29

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