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Green's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 18:16
And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab had held the people back.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them.
Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them.
Hebrew Names Version
Yo'av blew the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing after Yisra'el; for Yo'av held back the people.
Yo'av blew the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing after Yisra'el; for Yo'av held back the people.
King James Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Lexham English Bible
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
English Standard Version
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.
New Century Version
Then Joab blew the trumpet, so the troops stopped chasing the Israelites.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, so the troops stopped chasing the Israelites.
New English Translation
Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
Amplified Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet [to signal the end of the combat], and the men returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held them back.
Then Joab blew the trumpet [to signal the end of the combat], and the men returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held them back.
New American Standard Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Ioab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
Then Ioab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Contemporary English Version
Then Joab blew a trumpet to signal his troops to stop chasing Israel's soldiers.
Then Joab blew a trumpet to signal his troops to stop chasing Israel's soldiers.
Complete Jewish Bible
Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops.
Yo'av sounded the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing Isra'el, because Yo'av held back the troops.
Darby Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
Easy-to-Read Version
Joab blew the trumpet and called the people to stop chasing Israelites.
Joab blew the trumpet and called the people to stop chasing Israelites.
George Lamsa Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel; for Joab had held back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel; for Joab had held back the people.
Good News Translation
Joab had the trumpet blown to stop the fighting, and his troops came back from pursuing the Israelites.
Joab had the trumpet blown to stop the fighting, and his troops came back from pursuing the Israelites.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then blewe Ioab the trompe, and broughte the people agayne, that they shulde folowe nomore vpon Israel. For Ioab wolde fauoure the people.
Then blewe Ioab the trompe, and broughte the people agayne, that they shulde folowe nomore vpon Israel. For Ioab wolde fauoure the people.
American Standard Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Bible in Basic English
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from folowing Israel: for Ioab held backe the people.
And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from folowing Israel: for Ioab held backe the people.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Joab blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
And Joab blew the horn, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
King James Version (1611)
And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.
English Revised Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Sotheli Joab sownede with a clarioun, and withhelde the puple, lest it pursuede Israel fleynge, and he wolde spare the multitude.
Sotheli Joab sownede with a clarioun, and withhelde the puple, lest it pursuede Israel fleynge, and he wolde spare the multitude.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;
Update Bible Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
World English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
New King James Version
So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
New Living Translation
Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.
Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.
New Life Bible
Then Joab sounded the horn, and all the people returned from going after Israel, for Joab stopped them.
Then Joab sounded the horn, and all the people returned from going after Israel, for Joab stopped them.
New Revised Standard
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the troops.
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the troops.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, - for Joab had restrained the people.
Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, - for Joab had restrained the people.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude.
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude.
Revised Standard Version
Then Jo'ab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel; for Jo'ab restrained them.
Then Jo'ab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel; for Jo'ab restrained them.
THE MESSAGE
Joab then blew the ram's horn trumpet, calling off the army in its pursuit of Israel. They took Absalom, dumped him into a huge pit in the forest, and piled an immense mound of rocks over him. Meanwhile the whole army of Israel was in flight, each man making his own way home.
Joab then blew the ram's horn trumpet, calling off the army in its pursuit of Israel. They took Absalom, dumped him into a huge pit in the forest, and piled an immense mound of rocks over him. Meanwhile the whole army of Israel was in flight, each man making his own way home.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Contextual Overview
9 And Absalom came before David's servants. And Absalom was riding on a mule, and the mule came in under the thick branches of a great oak. And his head caught hold in the oak, and he was lifted up between the heavens and the earth. And the muleunder him passed on. 10 And a man saw and told Joab, and said, Behold! I saw Absalom hanging in the oak; 11 and Joab said to the man who told him, And behold, you have seen. And why did you not strike him to the earth there and call on me to give you ten silverlings and a girdle? 12 And the man said to Joab, Yes, though I weighed a thousand silverlings in my hand, I would not put forth my hand to the king's son. For in our ears the king commanded you, and Abishai, and Ittai saying, Take heed, whoever goes against theyoung man, against Absalom. 13 Or I would have dealt falsely against my soul. For no matter is hidden from the king, and you, you yourself would have set against me. 14 And Joab said, I will not wait this wait before you. And he took three darts in his hand and struck them into Absalom's heart while he was alive, in the midst of the oak. 15 And they went around, ten young men bearing Joab's weapons, and struck Absalom, and killed him. 16 And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab had held the people back. 17 And they took Absalom and threw him into a great pit in the forest, and set up a very great heap of stones over him. And all Israel fled, each one to his tent. 18 And during his lifetime Absalom had taken and set up for himself a standing-pillar, which is in the King's Valley. For he said, I have no son to cause my name to be remembered. And he called the standing pillar by his name and it is calledAbsalom's Monument to this day.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
blew the trumpet: 2 Samuel 2:28, 2 Samuel 20:22, Numbers 10:2-10, 1 Corinthians 14:8
Reciprocal: Judges 9:55 - General
Cross-References
Acts 15:3
Then, indeed, having been sent forward by the assembly they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, fully narrating the conversion of the nations. And they were producing great joy among all the brothers.
Then, indeed, having been sent forward by the assembly they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, fully narrating the conversion of the nations. And they were producing great joy among all the brothers.
Acts 20:38
most of all grieving for the word which he said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.
most of all grieving for the word which he said, that they were going to see his face no more. And they went with him to the ship.
Acts 21:5
But when it was time for us to complete the days, going out, we traveled. And they , with all the women and children went with us as far as outside the city. And placing the knees on the shore, we prayed.
But when it was time for us to complete the days, going out, we traveled. And they , with all the women and children went with us as far as outside the city. And placing the knees on the shore, we prayed.
Romans 15:24
whenever I may go into Spain, I will come to you; for I hope in traveling through to see you and to be set forward there by you, if first I may be filled of you in part.
whenever I may go into Spain, I will come to you; for I hope in traveling through to see you and to be set forward there by you, if first I may be filled of you in part.
3 John 1:6
who in love bore witness of you before the assembly, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God.
who in love bore witness of you before the assembly, whom you will do well to send forward worthily of God.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Joab blew the trumpet,.... As the sign of a retreat:
and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; upon the sound of the trumpet, the meaning of which they understood:
for Joab held back the people: from shedding any more blood; the head of the conspiracy being removed, the thing would be crushed at once; and Joab neither chose to slay any more, nor take any prisoners, to be tried as traitors, being unawares, without thought, drawn into this rebellion.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Blew the trumpet - To stop the pursuit and slaughter 2 Samuel 2:28; 2 Samuel 20:22.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Samuel 18:16. Joab blew the trumpet — He knew that the rebellion was now extinguished by the death of Absalom; and was not willing that any farther slaughter should be made of the deluded people.
