2 Samuel 2:27-29

New Living Translation

²⁷ Then Joab said, “God only knows what would have happened if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.” ²⁸ So Joab blew the ram’s horn, and his men stopped chasing the troops of Israel.

²⁹ All that night Abner and his men retreated through the Jordan Valley.^[a] They crossed the Jordan River, traveling all through the morning,^[b] and didn’t stop until they arrived at Mahanaim.