King James Version (KJV)
And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.
Modern English
Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab held the people back.
Hebrew
וַיִּתְקַ֤ע יוֹאָב֙ בַּשֹּׁפָ֔ר וַיָּ֣שָׁב הָעָ֔ם מִרְדֹ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־חָשַׂ֥ךְ יוֹאָ֖ב אֶת־הָעָֽם׃
vayitqaʿ yvoʾab bashopar vayashab haʿam mirdof ʾaḥarey yishraʾel kiy-ḥashak yvoʾab ʾet-haʿam