Parallel Verses
Amplified
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.
New American Standard Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and pursued Israel no longer,
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.
Holman Bible
Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
International Standard Version
So Joab sounded his battle trumpet, his entire army stopped pursuing Israel any longer, and they quit fighting.
A Conservative Version
So Joab blew the trumpet. And all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
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.
Bible in Basic English
So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
Darby Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joab will strike upon the trumpet, and all the people will stand, and no more pursue after Israel, and they will no more add to fight.
King James 2000
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and all the people stopped, and they no longer pursued after Israel, and they did not fight with them again.
Modern King James verseion
And Joab blew a ram's horn, and all the people stood still and did not pursue after Israel any more, nor did they fight any more.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therewith Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still and pursued after Israel no more nor fought 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 Heart English Bible
So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
The Emphasized Bible
So Joab blew with the horn, and all the people stood still, and they neither pursued Israel further, - nor fought any more.
Webster
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 after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Abner » Loyalty of, to the house of saul
Armies » March in ranks » Orders delivered with trumpets
David » King of israel » David wages war against and defeats ish-bosheth
Israel » Before » Separation » Two kingdoms » Political » Conflict
Joab » Son of david's sister » Defeats and kills abner
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 2:28
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Battle Of Gibeon
27 Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, then the people certainly would have stopped pursuing their brothers in the morning.” 28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people halted and no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore. 29 Then Abner and his men went through the Arabah (desert region) all that night, crossed the Jordan, went through Bithron and walked the whole morning and came to Mahanaim [where Ish-bosheth ruled Israel].