2 Samuel 2:28

2 Samuel 2:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the men stopped and pursued Israel no more, nor did they fight anymore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Joab blew a trumpet; and all the people stood still and did not pursue Israel anymore, nor did they fight anymore.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel.

Context of 2 Samuel 2:28

26Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?” 27Joab answered, “As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued pursuing them until morning.” So Joab blew the trumpet, and all the troops came to a halt; they no longer pursued Israel, nor did they fight anymore. 29All that night Abner and his men marched through the Arabah. They crossed the Jordan, continued through the morning hours and came to Mahanaim. 30Then Joab stopped pursuing Abner and assembled the whole army. Besides Asahel, nineteen of David’s men were found missing.

2 Samuel 2:28 word by word

וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יוֹאָב֙ בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־יִרְדְּפ֥וּ ע֖וֹד אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יָסְפ֥וּ ע֖וֹד לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• blewתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• a trumpetשֹׁפָרshôphâr shôphâr · trumpetH7782
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• stood stillעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• and pursuedרָדַףrâdaph · to pursueH7291
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• no more, neither foughtלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• they any moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2:28

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 Abner appeals to Joab concerning the miserable consequences of a civil war. Those who make light of such unnatural contests, will find that they are bitterness to all concerned. How easy it is for men to use reason, when it makes for them, who would not use it, if it made against them! See how the issue of things alter men's minds! The same thing which looked pleasant in the morning, at night looked dismal. Those who are most forward to enter…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28The ram’s horn signaled the beginning and end of combat (see also 2 Samuel 18:16; Joshua 6:15–16). For other uses of the ram’s horn, see study note on 2 Samuel 6:15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3219-32. Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist. The impetuous young soldier being deaf to the generous remonstrance, the…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 2:28

• Abner
• Armies
• David
• Israel
• Joab
• Truce
• Trumpet
• War

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Joab
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Abner
• Cord
• Follow
• Ishbosheth
• Requite
• Army

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2

• 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