2 Samuel 2:28
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.”
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,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
- KJV
- So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
- WEB
- So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
- ASV
- So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
- DARBY
- And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight any more.
- BLB
- And Joab blew on the shofar, and all the people stood still and pursued no more after Israel, and they did not continue anymore to fight.
- ÅB
- Så støtte Joab i basunen, og alt folket stanset og forfulgte ikke Israel lenger og ble heller ikke ved å stride mere.
- OTB
- Så blåste Joab i trompeten, og alle folket stanset og forfulgte ikke lenger Israel, og de fortsatte ikke å kjempe.
- B1930
- Så støtte Joab i basunen, og alt folket stanset og forfulgte ikke Israel lenger og blev heller ikke ved å stride mere.