23But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, came to a stop.
24But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.
25And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.
26Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?
27And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
28So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
29And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.
