So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
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So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued Israel no more, and they fought no more.
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So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
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So Joab blew the horn, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 2:28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all…
2Sa 2:28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Ver. 28. So Joab blew a trumpet.] After that Abner had first excused unto him the killing of his brother Asahel, as saith Josephus.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Either, first, at that time; or rather, secondly, in…
Either, first, at that time; or rather, secondly, in any pitched battle.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain So Joab blew a trumpet,.... Or caused one to…
So Joab blew a trumpet,.... Or caused one to be blown as a signal of a retreat:
and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more; as soon as they heard the trumpet sound, the meaning of which they understood, they stepped at once, and left off their pursuit:
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neither fought they any more; that day, and perhaps no pitched battle afterwards; for none we read of, though the war continued after this a long time, and there might be often skirmishes, which greatly weakened Abner's party. See Sa2 3:1.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Sa 2:28-29. So Joab blew a trumpet — Caused…
2Sa 2:28-29. So Joab blew a trumpet — Caused a retreat to be sounded. Neither fought they any more — Neither at that time, nor probably at any other, in a pitched battle. And Abner and his men walked all that night — He made the best of his way to Jordan; crossed it, and rested nowhere until he came to Mahanaim, that he might get out of the reach of David’s forces.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Trumpet. It was not dishonourable for a general to…
Trumpet. It was not dishonourable for a general to do this himself, chap. xviii. 16. But among the Hebrews, the priests generally performed this office. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. neither fought they any more] For the time…
28. neither fought they any more] For the time being only. It was not the final end of the war, which lasted for a long time afterwards (ch. 2Sa_3:1).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) Neither fought they any more—i.e., in this present…
(28) Neither fought they any more—i.e., in this present campaign. In 2Sa_3:1, it is said that “there was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David.”
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote…
2Sa_2:28
Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him.
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Death comes unawares
Observe here--
1. How death often comes upon us by ways that we least suspect. Who would fear the hand of a flying enemy, or the butt end of a spear? yet from these Asahel receives his death wound.
2. See how we are often betrayed by the accomplishments we are proud of. Asahel's swiftness, which he presumed so much upon, did him no kindness, but forwarded his fate; and with it he ran upon his death, instead of running from it. (M. Henry.)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 blew the trumpet
blew the trumpet
Trumpets were used to signal orders to the armies across great distances. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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did not pursue Israel
Here "Israel" refers to the Israelite soldiers. AT: "did not continue to chase the Israelite soldiers" (See: Synecdoche)
Arabah ... Mahanaim
These are the names of places. (See: How to Translate Names)
translationWords
Joab
trumpet
Israel
Abner
Arabah
Jordan River
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 2:28 The ram’s horn signaled the beginning and end…
2:28 The ram’s horn signaled the beginning and end of combat (see also 18:16; Josh 6:15-16). For other uses of the ram’s horn, see study note on 2 Sam 6:15.
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