Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
At this, Joab sounded his battle trumpet and his troops stopped pursuing the other Israelis.
New American Standard Bible
Then
King James Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Holman Bible
Afterward, Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them.
A Conservative Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab held back the people.
American Standard Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Amplified
Then Joab blew the trumpet [to signal the end of the combat], and the men returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held them back.
Bible in Basic English
And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Darby Translation
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And Joab will strike upon the trumpet, and the people will turn back from pursuing after Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
King James 2000
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.
Modern King James verseion
And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then Joab blew a trumpet, and the people returned from following Israel: for Joab spared the people.
NET Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
New Heart English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
The Emphasized Bible
Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, - for Joab had restrained the people.
Webster
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.
World English Bible
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Orders delivered with trumpets
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 18:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Absalom Dies In Battle
15 Ten young men who served as Joab's personal assistants then surrounded Absalom, striking him repeatedly and killing him. 16 At this, Joab sounded his battle trumpet and his troops stopped pursuing the other Israelis. 17 Meanwhile, Joab's army grabbed Absalom's body, tossed it into a large pit in the forest, and filled it up with a huge pile of rocks. Then the Israelis ran away back to their homes.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:28
So Joab sounded his battle trumpet, his entire army stopped pursuing Israel any longer, and they quit fighting.
2 Samuel 20:22
So the woman replied, "Watch this! His head will be thrown to you over the city wall." Then the woman wisely went back to her people. They cut off the head of Bichri's son Sheba and threw it out to Joab, so Joab sounded his battle trumpet and they withdrew from the city. Everybody went back home and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.
Numbers 10:2-10
"Make two trumpets, crafting them from beaten silver, for use in calling the congregation together and for notifying the camps to set out for travel.
1 Corinthians 14:8
For example, if a bugle doesn't sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?