"I pursuedmy enemiesand destroyedthem, And I did not turnbackuntilthey were consumed.
When the sonsof Ammonsawthat the Arameansfled,they [also] fledbeforeAbishaiand enteredthe city.Then Joabreturnedfrom [fighting] againstthe sonsof Ammonand cameto Jerusalem.
"And I have devouredthem and shatteredthem, so that they did not rise;And they fellundermy feet.
"I have beenwith you whereveryou have goneand have cutoffallyour enemiesfrom beforeyou; and I will makeyou a greatname,like the namesof the greatmenwhoare on the earth.
"The enemysaid,'I will pursue,I will overtake,I will dividethe spoil;My desireshall be gratifiedagainst them; I will drawout my sword,my handwill destroythem.'
But in allthese thingswe overwhelmingly conquerthroughHim who lovedus.
