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A Signal to End the Slaughter
Commentators agree that Joab's trumpet blast was a deliberate signal to end the civil war. With the rebel leader Absalom dead, Joab acted decisively to stop the slaughter of fellow Israelites. Scholars point out this was a common military signal to halt hostilities and prevent unnecessary bloodshed, as seen elsewhere in 2 Samuel.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 18:16
18th Century
Theologian
Blew the trumpet - To stop the pursuit and slaughter (2 Samuel 2:28; 2 Samuel 20:22).
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 18:16
19th Century
Bishop
Blew the trumpet. — Compare to 2 Samuel 2:28 and 2 Samuel 20:22. With the death of Absalom the rebellion w…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 18:16
17th Century
Pastor
And Joab blew the trumpet
As the sign of a retreat:
and the people returned from pursuing after I…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 18:9–18
17th Century
Minister
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken by heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebelli…