Bible verse

2 Samuel 2:28

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

2 Samuel 2:28 · BSB

2 Samuel 2:28 in context

The verses around it, from 2 Samuel 2.

24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

25 The Benjamites rallied to Abner, formed a single unit, and took their stand atop a hill.

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,

31 but they had struck down 360 Benjamites who were with Abner.

32 Later, they took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marched all night and reached Hebron at daybreak.

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2 Samuel 2:28 in other translations

KJV

So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

ASV

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

ERV

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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