World English Bible
"Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people."
— 2 Samuel 18:16, World English Bible
“And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.”
“And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people. ”
“Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.”
“And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude.”
“And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.”
“And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.”
Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against his life (and there is no matter hidden from the king), then you yourself would have set yourself against me."
Then Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this with you." He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Ten young men who bore Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones. Then all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, "I have no son to keep my name in memory." He called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, "Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies."