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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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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