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II Samuel 18:Verse 16

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

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What Does II Samuel 18:16 Mean?

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"Joab signals the end of the battle: "And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people." Wi..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

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

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

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

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

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

Darby Translation
Darby

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

Webster Bible
Webster

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then Ioab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

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

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then Joab blew with a horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel,—for Joab had restrained the people.

Literal Translation
LITV

And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab had held the people back.

Modern King James
MKJV

And Joab blew the ram's horn, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then Joab blew on the trumpet and the troops returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept back the troops.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

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

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and he held back the people, lest they pursue Israel in their flight, for he was willing to spare the multitude.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel: for Joab restrained the people.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

Sotheli Joab sownede with a clarioun, and withhelde the puple, lest it pursuede Israel fleynge, and he wolde spare the multitude.

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