Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Holman Bible
Afterward, Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them.
International Standard Version
At this, Joab sounded his battle trumpet and his troops stopped pursuing the other Israelis.
A Conservative Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab held back the people.
American Standard Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Amplified
Then Joab blew the trumpet [to signal the end of the combat], and the men returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held them back.
Bible in Basic English
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Darby Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joab will strike upon the trumpet, and the people will turn back from pursuing after Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
King James 2000
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
Modern King James verseion
And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Joab blew a trumpet, and the people returned from following Israel: for Joab spared the people.
New Heart English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, - for Joab had restrained the people.
Webster
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
World English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Orders delivered with trumpets
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 18:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absalom Dies In Battle
15 Then ten soldiers who were Joab's armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off. 16 Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:28
Then Joab blew the ram's horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.
2 Samuel 20:22
Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice and they cut off Sheba's head and threw it out to Joab. Joab blew the trumpet, and his men dispersed from the city, each going to his own home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.
Numbers 10:2-10
"Make two trumpets of silver; you are to make them from a single hammered piece. You will use them for assembling the community and for directing the traveling of the camps.
1 Corinthians 14:8
If, for example, the trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will get ready for battle?