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2 Samuel 2:28

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

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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.

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.

WEB 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.

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.

Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 2

25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.

26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?

27 And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

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

29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.

30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.

31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died.

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