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.
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2 Samuel 18:16
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.