Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore. New Living Translation So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel. English Standard Version So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore. Berean Standard Bible So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. King James Bible So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. New King James Version So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore. New American Standard Bible So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they continue to fight anymore. NASB 1995 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore. NASB 1977 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore. Legacy Standard Bible So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, nor did they continue to fight anymore. Amplified Bible So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore. Christian Standard Bible Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Yuab sounded on the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and they did not pursue again after Israel, and they did not continue again to battle Brenton Septuagint Translation And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer. Contemporary English Version Joab took his trumpet and blew the signal for his soldiers to stop chasing the soldiers of Israel. At once, the fighting stopped. Douay-Rheims Bible Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more. English Revised Version So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. GOD'S WORD® Translation So Joab blew a ram's horn, and all the troops stopped. They didn't chase or fight Israel anymore. Good News Translation Then Joab blew the trumpet as a signal for his men to stop pursuing the Israelites; and so the fighting stopped. International Standard Version So Joab sounded his battle trumpet, his entire army stopped pursuing Israel any longer, and they quit fighting. JPS Tanakh 1917 So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. Literal Standard Version And Joab blows with a horn, and all the people stand still, and no longer pursue after Israel, nor have they added to fight anymore. Majority Standard Bible So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. New American Bible Joab then sounded the horn, and all the people came to a halt, pursuing Israel no farther and fighting no more. NET Bible Then Joab blew the ram's horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting. New Revised Standard Version Joab sounded the trumpet and all the people stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or engaged in battle any further. New Heart English Bible So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stopped, and no longer chased after Israel, and they no longer fought. Webster's Bible Translation So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more. World English Bible So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more. Young's Literal Translation And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context War Between the Houses of David and Saul…27“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.” 28So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight. 29And all that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, marched all morning, and arrived at Mahanaim.… Cross References 2 Samuel 2:27 "As surely as God lives," Joab replied, "if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning." 2 Samuel 3:1 Now the war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker. 2 Samuel 18:16 Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them. Treasury of Scripture So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. Jump to Previous Added Anymore Blew Bloweth Continue Fight Fighting Fought Halt Halted Horn Israel Joab Jo'ab Longer Pursued Sounded Stand Stood Stop Stopped TrumpetJump to Next Added Anymore Blew Bloweth Continue Fight Fighting Fought Halt Halted Horn Israel Joab Jo'ab Longer Pursued Sounded Stand Stood Stop Stopped Trumpet2 Samuel 2 1. David, by God's direction, with his company goes up to Hebron 4. where he is made king of Judah 5. He commends them of Jabesh Gilead for their king of Israel 8. Abner makes Ishbosheth king of Israel 12. A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abner's and twelve of Joab's men. 18. Asahel is slain 25. At Abner's motion, Joab sounds a retreat 32. Asahel's burial (28) Neither fought they any more--i.e., in this present campaign. In 2Samuel 3:1, it is said that "there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David." Hebrew So Joabיוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites blew וַיִּתְקַ֤ע (way·yiṯ·qa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman the trumpet, בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (baš·šō·w·p̄ār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7782: A cornet, curved horn and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the troops הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock stopped; וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (way·ya·‘am·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations they no וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no longer ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more pursued יִרְדְּפ֥וּ (yir·də·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute Israel יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc or continued יָסְפ֥וּ (yā·sə·p̄ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3254: To add, augment to fight. לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm) Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle Links 2 Samuel 2:28 NIV2 Samuel 2:28 NLT 2 Samuel 2:28 ESV 2 Samuel 2:28 NASB 2 Samuel 2:28 KJV 2 Samuel 2:28 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 2:28 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 2:28 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 2:28 French Bible 2 Samuel 2:28 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 2:28 So Joab blew the trumpet (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |