Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the troops.
Judges 9:55 - New Revised Standard Version When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed each man to his home. American Standard Version (1901) And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. Common English Bible When the Israelites saw that Abimelech was dead, they all went home. Catholic Public Domain Version And when he was dead, all those of Israel who were with him returned to their homes. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when he was dead, all the men of Israel that were with him, returned to their homes. |
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the troops.
Drive out a scoffer, and strife goes out; quarreling and abuse will cease.
Immediately he called to the young man who carried his armor and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so people will not say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man thrust him through, and he died.
Thus God repaid Abimelech for the crime he committed against his father in killing his seventy brothers;