2 Samuel 18:16
World English Bible (WEB)
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
In context
14 Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them through Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the middle of the oak.
15 Ten young men who bore Joab’s armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
16 Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
17 They took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled, each to his own tent.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king’s valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in memory.” He called the pillar after his own name. It is called Absalom’s monument, to this day.
2 Samuel 18:16 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
- KJV King James Version
- And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
- YLT 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.