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: According to 1 Chronicles, who inspired David to have a census?

1 Chronicles : Family Values (5)

  1. "Keturah, Abraham's concubine" 1:23
  2. "And Tamar his daughter in law bore him Pharez...." See Genesis 38 for all the sordid details. 2:4
  3. Since Sheshan had no sons (and was getting impatient about it), he gave one of his daughters to a slave so they could produce a son for him. 2:34-35
  4. Ashur had two wives, continuing the long line of biblical polygamists. 4:5
  5. "And David took more wives" with the apparent approval of God. 14:3

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