28So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.


In Context

25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.

26 Abner called out to Joab, "Must the sword devour forever? Don't you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their brothers?"

27 Joab answered, "As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued the pursuit of their brothers until morning. "

28 So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore.

29 All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the whole Bithron and came to Mahanaim.

30 Then Joab returned from pursuing Abner and assembled all his men. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David's men were found missing.

2nd Samuel 2:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:28Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:28And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:28And 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:28So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.