2 Samuel 18:16 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained and spared them.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained and spared them.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

Then Joab made a sound with his trumpet to stop the battle. So his soldiers stopped chasing after Israel's soldiers.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Joab blew the trumpet and called the people to stop chasing Israelites.

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained them.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Joab had the trumpet blown to stop the fighting, and his troops came back from pursuing the Israelites.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joab blew the ram's horn to stop their {fighting}, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Afterwards, Joab blew the ram's horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them.

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

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

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When Joab blew the horn, the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab held back the people.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Joab then sounded the horn, and the soldiers turned back from the pursuit of the Israelites, because Joab called on them to halt.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then Joab blew his trumpet. He ordered his troops to stop chasing Israel's army.

English NIV

Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them.

English NKJ 1982

So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.

English NLT

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the troops.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel; for Joab restrained them.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Then Joab blew the trumpet, and his men returned from chasing the army of Israel.

English Tyndale 1537

Then Joab blew a trumpet, and the people returned from following Israel: for Joab spared the people.

2 Samuel 18:16 — Compare Translations