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New Century Version
2 Samuel 2:28
Then Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not fight them anymore.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
Hebrew Names Version
So Yo'av blew the shofar; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Yisra'el no more, neither fought they any more.
So Yo'av blew the shofar; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Yisra'el no more, neither fought they any more.
King James Version
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Lexham English Bible
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.
English Standard Version
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore.
New English Translation
Then Joab blew the ram's horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.
Then Joab blew the ram's horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.
Amplified Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
New American Standard Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
Contemporary English Version
Joab took his trumpet and blew the signal for his soldiers to stop chasing the soldiers of Israel. Right away, the fighting stopped.
Joab took his trumpet and blew the signal for his soldiers to stop chasing the soldiers of Israel. Right away, the fighting stopped.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yo'av sounded the shofar, and with that the people halted. They stopped pursuing Isra'el, and they stopped fighting.
Then Yo'av sounded the shofar, and with that the people halted. They stopped pursuing Isra'el, and they stopped fighting.
Darby Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
Easy-to-Read Version
So Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not try to fight the Israelites anymore.
So Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not try to fight the Israelites anymore.
George Lamsa Translation
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
Good News Translation
Then Joab blew the trumpet as a signal for his men to stop pursuing the Israelites; and so the fighting stopped.
Then Joab blew the trumpet as a signal for his men to stop pursuing the Israelites; and so the fighting stopped.
Literal Translation
And Joab blew the ram's horn. And all the people stood still, and did not pursue Israel any more; nor did they fight any more.
And Joab blew the ram's horn. And all the people stood still, and did not pursue Israel any more; nor did they fight any more.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ioab blewe the trompet, & all the people stode still, and folowed nomore vpon Israel, nether foughte they eny more.
And Ioab blewe the trompet, & all the people stode still, and folowed nomore vpon Israel, nether foughte they eny more.
American Standard Version
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Bible in Basic English
So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Ioab blewe a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
And so Ioab blewe a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
King James Version (1611)
So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer.
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer.
English Revised Version
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Berean Standard Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Joab sownede with a clarioun, and al the oost stood; and thei pursueden no ferthere Israel, nether bigunnen batel.
And Joab sownede with a clarioun, and al the oost stood; and thei pursueden no ferthere Israel, nether bigunnen batel.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.
Update Bible Version
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight anymore.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
World English Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
New King James Version
So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
New Living Translation
So Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel.
So Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel.
New Life Bible
So Joab sounded the horn, and all the people stopped and went after Israel no longer. And they did not fight any more.
So Joab sounded the horn, and all the people stopped and went after Israel no longer. And they did not fight any more.
New Revised Standard
Joab sounded the trumpet and all the people stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or engaged in battle any further.
Joab sounded the trumpet and all the people stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or engaged in battle any further.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further, - nor fought any more.
So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further, - nor fought any more.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
Revised Standard Version
So Jo'ab blew the trumpet; and all the men stopped, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.
So Jo'ab blew the trumpet; and all the men stopped, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore.
Contextual Overview
25 The men of Benjamin came to Abner, and all stood together at the top of the hill. 26 Abner shouted to Joab, "Must the sword kill forever? Surely you must know this will only end in sadness! Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers!" 27 Then Joab said, "As surely as God lives, if you had not said anything, the people would have chased their brothers until morning." 28 Then Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not fight them anymore. 29 Abner and his men marched all night through the Jordan Valley. They crossed the Jordan River, and after marching all day, arrived at Mahanaim. 30 After he had stopped chasing Abner, Joab came back and gathered the people together. Asahel and nineteen of David's men were missing. 31 But David's men had killed three hundred sixty Benjaminites who had followed Abner. 32 David's men took Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night. The sun came up as they reached Hebron.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 13:3 - blew 2 Samuel 18:16 - blew the trumpet 2 Samuel 20:22 - he blew
Gill's Notes on the Bible
So Joab blew a trumpet,.... Or caused one to be blown as a signal of a retreat:
and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more; as soon as they heard the trumpet sound, the meaning of which they understood, they stepped at once, and left off their pursuit:
neither fought they any more; that day, and perhaps no pitched battle afterwards; for none we read of, though the war continued after this a long time, and there might be often skirmishes, which greatly weakened Abner's party. See 2 Samuel 3:1.
