Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men with him did the same.

Now, may the Lord show kindness and faithfulness to you, and I will also show the same goodness to you because you have done this deed.

He removed the people who were in the city and put them to work with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to labor at brickmaking. He did the same to all the Ammonite cities. Then he and all his troops returned to Jerusalem.