2 Samuel 18:16

2 Samuel 18:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.

Context of 2 Samuel 18:16

14Then Joab said, “I shouldn’t waste time with you like this.” He took three sharp sticks and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the tree. 15Then ten of Joab’s armorbearers surrounded Absalom, attacked him, and killed him. Joab blew the ram’s horn to stop their ⌞fighting⌟, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel. 17They took Absalom, threw him into a huge pit in the forest, and piled a large heap of stones over him. Meanwhile, all Israel fled and went back to their homes. 18(⌞While he was still living,⌟ Absalom had taken a rock and set it up for himself in the king’s valley. He said, “I have no son to keep the memory of my name alive.” He called the rock by his name, and it is still called Absalom’s Monument today.)

2 Samuel 18:16 word by word

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יוֹאָב֙ בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַיָּ֣שָׁב הָעָ֔ם מִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־חָשַׂ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• blewתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• the trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• and the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• from pursuingרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• held backחָשַׂךְchâώak · to withholdH2820

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:16

• 2 Samuel 2:28So Joab blew a ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped. They didn’t chase or fight Israel anymore.
• 2 Samuel 20:22Then the woman went to all the people with her clever plan. They cut off Sheba’s head and threw it to Joab. He blew the ram’s horn, and everyone scattered and withdrew from the city and went home. Joab went back to the king in Jerusalem.
• Numbers 10:2“Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. Use them to call the community together and as a signal to break camp.
• 1 Corinthians 14:8For example, if the trumpet doesn’t sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Joab blew the trumpet - He knew that the rebellion was now extinguished by the death of Absalom; and was not willing that any farther slaughter should be made of the deluded people.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Blew the trumpet - To stop the pursuit and slaughter 2 Samuel 2:28; 2 Samuel 20:22.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken of heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebellion against parents. Nothing can preserve men from misery and contempt, but heavenly wisdom and the grace of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. Joab blew the trumpet, ... and held back the people--Knowing that by the death of the usurper there was no occasion for further bloodshed, he put an end to the pursuit and thereby evinced the temperate policy of his conduct. However harsh and unfeeling to the king Joab may appear, there can be no doubt that he acted the part of a wise statesman in regarding the peace and welfare of the kingdom more than his master's private inclinations, which were…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 18:16

• Absalom
• Armies
• Ephraim
• Trumpet

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings