2 Samuel 18:16 - Plain English Version

¹⁶ Straight away, Joab blew the trumpet, to tell David’s mob to stop chasing the Israel mob.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained and spared them.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped chasing the Israelites, because Joab held them back.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and he held back the people, lest they pursue Israel in their flight, for he was willing to spare the multitude.

2 Samuel 18:16 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:15

10 men went with Joab, and they finished Absalom properly.

1 Corinthians 14:8

And think about soldiers. Their leader gets one man to blow a trumpet to tell the other soldiers what to do, but if he doesn’t blow it properly, they will not know what to do.