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2 Samuel 18:16

Joab

14 But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

15 And ten young men who carried Joab’s armor surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him.

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

17 They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

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BSB
Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
KJV
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
WEB
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
ASV
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
DARBY
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
BLB
And Joab blew in the shofar, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab held back the people.
ÅB
Da støtte Joab i basunen, og folket holdt opp med å forfølge Israel; for Joab holdt folket tilbake.
OTB
Så blåste Joab i trompeten, og folket vendte tilbake fra å forfølge Israel, for Joab holdt troppene tilbake.
B1930
Da støtte Joab i basunen, og folket holdt op med å forfølge Israel; for Joab holdt folket tilbake.

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  • 2 Samuel 20:22

    Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

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  • 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.

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  • Numbers 10:2–10

    “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

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  • 1 Corinthians 14:8

    Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?

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