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.

Context
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
27And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren. 28Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the army stood still, and did not pursue after Israel any farther, nor fight any more.29And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plains: and they passed the Jordan, and having gone through all Beth-horon, came to the camp.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 2:27
And Joab said: As the Lord liveth, if thou hadst spoke sooner, even in the morning the people should have retired from pursuing after their brethren.

2 Samuel 3:1
Now there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: David prospering and growing always stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul decaying daily.

2 Samuel 18:16
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and kept back the people from pursuing after Israel in their flight, being willing to spare the multitude.

Lexicon
So Joab
יוֹאָב֙ (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

blew
וַיִּתְקַ֤ע (way·yiṯ·qa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman

the trumpet,
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר (baš·šō·w·p̄ār)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7782: A cornet, curved horn

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the troops
הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

stopped;
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (way·ya·‘am·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5975: To stand, in various relations

they no
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

longer
ע֖וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

pursued
יִרְדְּפ֥וּ (yir·də·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

or continued
יָסְפ֥וּ (yā·sə·p̄ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3254: To add, augment

to fight.
לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃ (lə·hil·lā·ḥêm)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle


Additional Translations
So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.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.

And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer.

And Joab blew the trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither did they fight 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 a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued 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.

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.
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