Catholic Public Domain Version
"Therefore, Joab sounded the trumpet, and the entire army stood still, and they did not pursue after Israel any more, and they did not engage in conflict. "
— 2 Samuel 2:28, Catholic Public Domain Version
“So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.”
“So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more. ”
“So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.”
“Then Joab blew the ram’s horn and all the people stopped in their tracks. They stopped chasing Israel and ceased fighting.”
“Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.”
“So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.”
“So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.”
And the sons of Benjamin gathered themselves to Abner. And being joined in one battle line, they stood at the summit of a hill.
And Abner cried out to Joab, and he said: “Will your sword rage unto utter destruction? Are you ignorant that it is perilous to act in desperation? How long will you not tell the people to cease from the pursuit of their brothers?”
And Joab said: “As the Lord lives, if you had spoken in the morning, the people would have withdrawn from pursuing their brothers.”
Therefore, Joab sounded the trumpet, and the entire army stood still, and they did not pursue after Israel any more, and they did not engage in conflict.
Then Abner and his men went away, all that night, through the plains. And they crossed the Jordan, and having roamed throughout all of Beth-horon, they arrived in the camp.
But Joab, returning after he had released Abner, gathered together all the people. And of David’s youths, they were missing nineteen men, aside from Asahel.
But of Benjamin and of the men who were with Abner, the servants of David had struck three hundred and sixty, who also died.