2 Samuel 18:16
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And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
In other translations
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.
Hebrew words
וַיִּתְקַעvaiyitka'and he gave a blastH8628יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097בַּשֹּׁפָרbashofaron the trumpetH7782וַיָּשָׁבvaiyashoand it turned backH7725הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971מִרְדֹףmirdoffrom pursuingH7291אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478כִּי־ki-forH3588חָשַׂךְchasakhhe restrainedH2820יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעָם׃ha'amthe peopleH5971
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Related verses
- 2 Samuel 20:22Then 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 to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.Then 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.
- 2 Samuel 2:28So 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 ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.
- 1 Corinthians 14:8For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
- Numbers 10:2-102 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps. 3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 4 And if they blow but with one trumpet, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee. 5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out. 3 When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. 4 But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you. 5 When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.
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