And he carryed away the people that was therein, and put them vnder sawes, and vnder yron harowes, and vnder axes of yron, and cast them into the tyle kylne: euen thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid and all the people returned vnto Ierusalem.
2 Samuel 12:29 So Dauid gathered al the people together, and went against Rabbah, and besieged it, and tooke it.
2 Samuel 12:30 And he tooke their Kings crowne from his head, (which weighed a talent of golde, with precious stones) and it was set on Dauids head: and he brought away the spoyle of the citie in exceeding great abundance.
2 Samuel 12:31 And he carryed away the people that was therein, and put them vnder sawes, and vnder yron harowes, and vnder axes of yron, and cast them into the tyle kylne: euen thus did he with all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then Dauid and all the people returned vnto Ierusalem.
The verse centers on "carryed", "away", "people", "therein", "vnder", "sawes", and "yron". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "carryed" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The prior verse says "And he tooke their Kings crowne from...", giving immediate footing for "carryed" and "away". In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "carryed" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.