2 Samuel 2:28 - Easy To Read Version

²⁸ So Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not try to fight the Israelites any more.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight any more.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

²⁸ Joab blew the trumpet, and all the soldiers stopped. They didn’t pursue Israel anymore, nor did they continue to fight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ Therefore, Joab sounded the trumpet, and the entire army stood still, and they did not pursue after Israel any more, and they did not engage in conflict.

2 Samuel 2:28 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:16

Joab blew the trumpet {and called} the people to stop chasing {Absalom’s} Israelites.

2 Samuel 2:27

Then Joab said, “It is a good thing you said that. As sure as God is alive, if you had not said something, then people would still be chasing their brothers in the morning.”

2 Samuel 20:22

Then the woman spoke very wisely to all the people of the city. The people cut off the head of Sheba son of Bicri. Then the people threw Sheba’s head over the city wall to Joab.

2 Samuel 3:1

There was war for a long time between Saul’s family and David’s family. David became stronger and stronger. And Saul’s family became weaker and weaker.

1 Samuel 13:3

Jonathan defeated the Philistines at their camp in Geba. The Philistines heard about this. They said, “The Hebrews have rebelled.”