David responded to the messenger, "Here's what you're to tell Joab: "Don't be troubled by this incident, because the battle sword consumes one or another from time to time. Consolidate your attack against the city and conquer it.' Be sure to encourage him."

They told the king, "The man who consumed us, who planned our destruction intending to leave us with nothing in the territory of Israel

I pursued my enemies and conquered them; I didn't return until they were consumed.