2 Samuel 18:16 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 18:16

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The danger is over, now that Absalom is slain; the people will soon return to their allegiance to David, and therefore no more blood shall be spilt; no prisoners are taken, to be tried as traitors and made examples; let every man return to his tent; they are all the king's subjects, all his good subjects again.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְקַ֤ע	vai.yit.Ka'	and he gave a blast	H8628 →
יוֹאָב֙	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר	ba.sho.Far	on the trumpet	H7782 →
וַיָּ֣שָׁב	vai.Ya.sho	and it turned back	H7725 →
הָעָ֔ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
מִרְדֹ֖ף	mir.Dof	from pursuing	H7291 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
חָשַׂ֥ךְ	cha.Sakh	he restrained	H2820 →
יוֹאָ֖ב	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָעָֽם׃	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →

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1 Corinthians 14:8
Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
leads to
- Numbers 10:9
  When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your…
- Ezekiel 33:3–6
  and he sees the sword coming against that land and blows the ram’s horn to warn the people.
- Jeremiah 4:19
  My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! Oh, the pain in my chest! My heart pounds within me; I cannot be silent. For I have heard the sound of the horn, the alarm…
- Isaiah 27:13
  And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on…
- Joel 2:1
  Blow the ram’s horn in Zion; sound the alarm on My holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
Through
2 Samuel 20:22
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…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 20:1
  Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son.…
- Ecclesiastes 7:19
  Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
- 2 Samuel 2:28
  So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and all the troops stopped; they no longer pursued Israel or continued to fight.

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06About 2 Samuel

Where the connections lead

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