Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 2:28
2 Samuel 2:28 is verse 28 of 2 Samuel chapter 2, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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 Version
So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after 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.
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2 Samuel 2:26–30 · Berean Standard Bible
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,
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