Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 18:16
American Standard Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held back the people.
Amplified® Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained {and} spared them.
Contemporary English Version
Then Joab blew a trumpet to signal his troops to stop chasing Israel's soldiers.
Darby English Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
Good News Bible
Joab had the trumpet blown to stop the fighting, and his troops came back from pursuing the Israelites.
King James Version
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
New American Standard Bible
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
New International Version
Then Joab sounded the trumpet, and the troops stopped pursuing Israel, for Joab halted them.
New King James Version
So Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel. For Joab held back the people.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing Israel, for Joab restrained the people.
Revised Standard Version
Then Jo'ab blew the trumpet, and the troops came back from pursuing Israel; for Jo'ab restrained them.
Young's Literal Translation
And Joab bloweth with a trumpet, and the people turneth back from pursuing after Israel, for Joab hath kept back the people;