KJV King James Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
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2 Samuel 18:16
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
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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.
WEB World English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
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;
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 18
13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me].
14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak.
15 And ten young men that bare Joab’s armour compassed about and smote Absalom, and slew him.
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
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וַיִּתְקַ֤עH8628 · ta.qato blowיוֹאָב֙H3097 · yo.avJoabבַּשֹּׁפָ֔רH7782 · sho.phartrumpetוַיָּ֣שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnהָעָ֔םH5971 · ampeopleמִרְדֹ֖ףH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאַחֲרֵ֣יH310 · a.charafterיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforחָשַׂ֥ךְH2820 · cha.sakhto withholdיוֹאָ֖בH3097 · yo.avJoabאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָעָֽם׃H5971 · ampeople
Cross-references
2 Samuel 2:28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast [it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.Numbers 10:2-10Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.1 Corinthians 14:8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?
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