שמואל ב י״ב:כ״ו-ל״א

את עיר המלוכה. שני חיזוקי חומה היו בה, חיצונה ופנימית, עיר החיצונה, עיר מלוכה, והפנימית, למבצר ולחוזק:

The royal city. There were two enforced walls [of cities] in it, an outside one and an inside one. The outside city was [called] the royal city, and the inside [city] was a fortress and stronghold.⁹Yoav left this one for Dovid to conquer as is stated in verse 29.

את עטרת מלכם. תועבת בני עמון 'מלכם' שמו, לשון מולך:

The crown of Malkom. The abomination [idol] of the people of Ammon's name was Malkom. Denoting [the word] Moleich.¹⁰מוֹלֶךְ is an idol to whom children were sacrificed.

ותהי על ראש דוד. אתי הגתי בטלה (עבודה זרה מד א):

It was [hung over] Dovid's head. Itai the Gitite annulled it.¹¹This explanation of the verse is stated in Avodah Zoroh 24. It is prohibited for Jews to derive any pleasure from the idols of gentiles. They must be anulled by a gentile, i.e., taken out of the service of idol worship, after which they are permitted to Jews. Itai the Gitite, a gentile, did this to Malkom for Dovid’s sake.

מגרה וחריצים ומגזרות. כמין פצירה פים שקורין לימ"א, מיני יסורים הם:

Saw-like utensils, iron threshing utensils and iron axes. They are types of tortures.

מגרה. סכין פגום פגימות הרבה תכופות זו לזו:

Saw-like utensils. A knife serrated with many [sharp] edges bent towards each other.

חריצים. הוא מורג חרוץ מלא חריצים, כמין פצירה פים שקורין לימ"א:

Threshing utensils. This is a hacked saw full of cuts like "many sharp edges"¹²Shmuel I, 13:21. that is called laime (O.F.).

במלבן. בטיט חוצות, וכן תרגם יונתן: וגרר יתהון בשוקיא.

The streets. In the mud of the streets and so Yonason [also] translated: "He dragged them in the streets."