2 Samuel 2:28 BSB — MannaFest

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.

BSB

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ASV

So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

KJV

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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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

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: 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 2Sa 3:1.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is true of every sin (O that men would consider it in time!) that it will be bitterness in the latter end. At the last it bites like a serpent those on whom it fawned. Joab, though a conqueror, generously grants it, and sounds a retreat, knowing very well his master's mind and how averse he was to the shedding of blood.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּתְקַ֤ע	vai.yit.Ka'	and he gave a blast	H8628 →
יוֹאָב֙	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר	ba.sho.Far	on the trumpet	H7782 →
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙	vai.ya.'am.Du	and they stood	H5975 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
הָעָ֔ם	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יִרְדְּפ֥וּ	yir.de.Fu	they pursued	H7291 →
ע֖וֹד	od	again	H5750 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וְלֹֽא־	ve.lo'-	and not	H3808 →
יָסְפ֥וּ	ya.se.Fu	they repeated	H3254 →
ע֖וֹד	od	again	H5750 →
לְהִלָּחֵֽם׃	le.hi.la.Chem	to wage war	H3898 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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