2-Samuel - 2:28



28 So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

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Explanation and meaning of 2-Samuel 2:28.

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Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and all the people stand still, and pursue no more after Israel, nor have they added any more to fight.
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 the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
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.

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So Joab blew a trumpet,.... Or caused one to be blown as a signal of a retreat:
and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more; as soon as they heard the trumpet sound, the meaning of which they understood, they stepped at once, and left off their pursuit:
neither fought they any more; that day, and perhaps no pitched battle afterwards; for none we read of, though the war continued after this a long time, and there might be often skirmishes, which greatly weakened Abner's party. See 2-Samuel 3:1.

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