2 Samuel 2:28
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
In context
26 Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
27 “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
28 So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
29 And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.
30 When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,
2 Samuel 2:28 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
- KJV 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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.
- DBY 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.