2 Samuel 2:28
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
2 Samuel 2:28 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more. |
| ASV | So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more. |
| BBE | So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them. |
| Webster | So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more. |
What does 2 Samuel 2:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 2:19-32
19-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 2:25-32
Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests, will find that they are bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is for men to use reason, when it makes for them, who would not use it, if it made against them! See how the issue of things alter men's minds! The same thing which looked pleasant in the morning, at night looked dismal. Those…
2 Samuel 2:28 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 2 Samuel 2:27
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
- 2 Samuel 2:28
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
- 2 Samuel 2:29
And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 2:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Joab tocó el cuerno, y todo el pueblo se detuvo, y no siguió más á los de Israel, ni peleó más. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joab sonna de la trompette, et tout le peuple s’arrêta; et ils ne poursuivirent plus Israël, et ils ne continuèrent plus à se battre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Joab stieß in die Posaune; da blieb alles Volk stehen, und sie jagten Israel nicht mehr nach und fuhren nicht mehr fort zu streiten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Insonuit ergo Joab buccina, et stetit omnis exercitus, nec persecuti sunt ultra Israël, neque iniere certamen. |