2 Samuel 2:28

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

2 Samuel 2:28

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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.

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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.

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WEB

World English Bible

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.

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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.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

2 Samuel 2

²⁶ Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

²⁷ “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”

²⁸ So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

²⁹ And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.

³⁰ When Joab returned from pursuing Abner, he gathered all the troops. In addition to Asahel, nineteen of David’s servants were missing,

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