2Sa 18:16-17 | NET2full | STEP | Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel , for Joab had called for the army to halt .

‏ 2 Samuel 18:16-17

16 Then Joab blew the trumpet ^{▼▼tn Heb “the shofar” (the ram’s horn trumpet).} and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes. ^{▼▼tn Heb “and all Israel fled, each to his tent.” In this context this refers to the supporters of Absalom (see vv. 6-7, 16).}