2 Samuel 2:28 “So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longe…”

2 Samuel 2:28

So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

So Ioab blew a trumpet, and all the people stoode still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

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.

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.

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.

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In context

27“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”

29And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.

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