2SA 18:16 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐσάλπισεν Ἰωὰβ ἐν κερατίνῃ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν ὁ λαὸς τοῦ μὴ διώκειν ὀπίσω Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι ἐφείδετο Ἰωὰβ τοῦ λαοῦ.
(Kai esalpisen Yōab en keratinaʸ, kai apestrepsen ho laos tou maʸ diōkein opisō Israaʸl, hoti efeideto Yōab tou laou. )

BrTr And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab spared the people.

ULT And Joab blasted on the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel, for Joab kept the people back.

UST Then Joab blew his trumpet to signal that they should not fight anymore, and his soldiers returned from pursuing Absalom’s men.

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

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

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

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

NET Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

LSV And Joab blows with a horn, and the people turn back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab has kept back the people;

FBV Then Joab blew the ram's horn, and his men stopped chasing the Israelites because Joab had signaled them to stop.

T4T Then Joab blew his trumpet to signal that they should not fight any more, and his soldiers returned from pursuing those Israeli soldiers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

KJB-1611 And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Ioab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from folowing Israel: for Ioab held backe the people.
(And Yoab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from folowing Israel: for Yoab held back the people.)

Gnva Then Ioab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Ioab helde backe the people.
(Then Yoab blewe the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Yoab held back the people. )

Cvdl Then blewe Ioab the trompe, and broughte the people agayne, that they shulde folowe nomore vpon Israel. For Ioab wolde fauoure the people.
(Then blewe Yoab the trompe, and brought the people again, that they should follow no more upon Israel. For Yoab would favour the people.)

Wycl Sotheli Joab sownede with a clarioun, and withhelde the puple, lest it pursuede Israel fleynge, and he wolde spare the multitude.
(Truly Yoab sownede with a clarioun, and withhelde the people, lest it pursued Israel fleeing, and he would spare the multitude.)

Luth Da blies Joab die Posaune und brachte das Volk wieder, daß es nicht weiter Israel nachjagte; denn Joab wollte des Volks verschonen.
(So blies Yoab the Posaune and brought the people again, that it not further Israel nachjagte; because Yoab wanted the peoples verschonen.)

ClVg Cecinit autem Joab buccina, et retinuit populum, ne persequeretur fugientem Israël, volens parcere multitudini.
(Cecinit however Yoab buccina, and retinuit the_people, not persequeretur fugientem Israel, volens parcere multitudini. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the army returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the army

(Some words not found in UHB: and,blew Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) in/on/at/with,trumpet and,returned the,troops from,pursuing after Yisrael that/for/because/then/when restrained Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) DOM the,troops )

This describes what Joab commanded by blowing the trumpet. Alternate translation: “Then Joab blew the trumpet to call back the army, and the army returned from pursuing Israel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) returned from pursuing Israel

Here “Israel” refers to the Israelite army. Alternate translation: “returned from pursuing the Israelite army”

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