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2 Samuel 18:16-17
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16 Then Joab blew the trumpet[a] 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.[b]

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  1. 2 Samuel 18:16 tn Heb “the shofar” (the ram’s horn trumpet).
  2. 2 Samuel 18:17 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).
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