24. But Joab and Abishai continued chasing Abner. The sun was going down when they arrived at the hill of Ammah. This is near Giah on the way to the empty land near Gibeon.
25. The men of Benjamin came to Abner. They all stood together at the top of the hill.
26. Abner shouted to Joab, “Must the sword kill forever? Surely you must know this will only end in sadness! Tell the people to stop chasing their own brothers!”
27. Then Joab said, “If you had not said anything, the people would have chased their brothers until morning. This is as sure as God is alive.”
28. Then Joab blew a trumpet, and his people stopped chasing the Israelites. They did not try to fight them anymore.