2 Samuel 18:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

2 Samuel 18:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Blew the trumpet - To stop the pursuit and slaughter 2 Samuel 2:28 ; 2 Samuel 20:22 .
2 Samuel 18:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Joab (d) blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. (d) For he had pity on the people, who were seduced by Absalom's flattery.
2 Samuel 18:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:1 to 1 Samuel 19:8 . Defeat and Death of Absalom. David's Grief (J). 2 Samuel 18:1-8 . Absalom's followers are defeated with great slaughter. Nothing is known as to the battle-f...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. Joab blew the trumpet - He knew that the rebellion was now extinguished by the death of A...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. Joab blew the trumpet, and ... held back the people. Knowing that, by the death o...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Defeat and Death of Absalom 1. Numbered] rather, 'mustered.'
2 Samuel 18:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Blew the trumpet. — Comp. 2 Samuel 2:28 ; 2 Samuel 20:22 . With the death of Absalom the rebellion was at an end, and Joab would stop further slaughter.
2 Samuel 18:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXIII. ABSALOM'S DEFEAT AND DEATH. 2 Samuel 18:1-18 . WHATEVER fears of defeat and destruction might occasionally flit across David's soul between his flight from Jerusalem and the bat...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Tidings That Failed to Bring Joy 2 Samuel 18:16-30 Ahimaaz was far-famed for his swift running. He had already served the royal cause, and his family was intimate with the king, 2 Samuel 15:36...
2 Samuel 18:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The delay advised by Hushai resulted in multitudes gathering to David, and at last the day of battle between those loyal to him and Absalom's followers arrived. Two men attract our attention, David a...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(16) And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. (17) And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a ve...
2 Samuel 18:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Joab blew the trumpet ,.... As the sign of a retreat: and the people returned from pursuing after Israel ; upon the sound of the trumpet, the meaning of which they understood: for Joab held...
2 Samuel 18:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people. Ver. 16. For Joab held back the people. ] From pursuing the rebels, as pitying their s...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned He knew Absalom's men had been drawn unthinkingly into this rebellion, and would return to their duty, now they had none to head them. For Joab held...
2 Samuel 18:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

David had taken full advantage of the delay that Hushai had counselled to Absalom, with large numbers of the people being gathered to David. Now the time comes for war with Absalom, who has considere...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Absalom. B. C. 1023. 9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Who otherwise were highly incensed against the rebels, and hotly pursued them. But the head of the rebellion being cut off, and the danger thereby past, be puts a stop to the effusion of Israelitish...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 18:1 . “David numbered,” etc. “The hardy mountaineers of Gilead came in great numbers at the call of their chieftains.”— (Jamieson.) Josephus says the...
2 Samuel 18:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 18:2 . A third part under Ittai, the Philistine general who had faithfully followed the fortunes of the king. 2 Samuel 18:6 . The wood of Ephraim lay beyond Jordan, and was not in the...
2 Samuel 18:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

And David numbered the people that were with him. The fatal fight This chapter is a narrative of that fatal fight wherein Absalom the son, fought with David his father for the kingdom of Israel...
2 Samuel 18:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 18:1 And David numbered. The verb really means that he organized his army, and arranged it in companies and divisions. As Absalom gathered all Israel to him, there wou...
2 Samuel 18:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The End of Absalom
2 Samuel 18:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 14:8 ; 2 Samuel 2:28 ; 2 Samuel 20:22 ; Numbers 10:2-10

2 Samuel 18:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 18:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 18:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 18:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 18:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 18:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 18:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 18:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge