Then Joab blew the shofar and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the troops.
2 Samuel 2:28 - Tree of Life Version So Joab blew the shofar, and all the soldiers halted, and pursued Israel no more, nor did they continue to fight any longer. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more. |
Then Joab blew the shofar and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the troops.
“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken, then surely the people would have gone up until the morning, everyone after his kinsman.”
Then the woman approached all the people wisely. So they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it over to Joab. He then blew the shofar and they were dismissed from the city, each to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. While David grew steadily stronger, the house of Saul grew steadily weaker.
Now Jonathan struck down the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. So Saul blew the shofar throughout the country, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear.”