2 Samuel 2:28

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.”

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Read 2 Samuel 2:28 in the flow of 2 Samuel2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 2 Samuel2 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 2:28 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 13:3Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
  2. 2 Samuel 18:16Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
  3. 2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went to all the people with her wise counsel, and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and his men dispersed from the city, each to his own home. And Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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