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2 Samuel 18:16

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

KJV

Cecinit autem Joab buccina, et retinuit populum, ne persequeretur fugientem Israël, volens parcere multitudini.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐσάλπισεν Ἰωὰβ ἐν κερατίνῃ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν ὁ λαὸς τοῦ μὴ διώκειν ὀπίσω Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐφείδετο Ἰωὰβ τοῦ λαοῦ.

LXX

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.

ASV

וַ/יִּתְקַ֤ע יוֹאָב֙ בַּ/שֹּׁפָ֔ר וַ/יָּ֣שָׁב הָ/עָ֔ם מִ/רְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי חָשַׂ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת הָ/עָֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Joab

In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
ו
v
noun · 717×
חָשַׂ֣ךְ
chshk
verb · 27×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יוֹאָ֔ב
yv'b
proper_noun · 145×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 144×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×
שּׁוֹפָ֔ר
shvpr
noun · 72×
תָקְע֖וּ
tq'v
verb · 70×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 2:28 — So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
  • 2Sam 20:22 — Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man t
  • Judg 9:55 — And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.