²⁴ But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. Now the sun was going down, and they came to the hill of Ammah, which is in front of Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon. ²⁵ And the sons of Benjamin gathered together behind Abner and became one band, and they stood on the top of a certain hill. ²⁶ Then Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you ^[a]refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?” ²⁷ And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have only gone away in the morning, each from following his brother.” ²⁸ So Joab blew the trumpet; and all the people stood still and pursued Israel no longer, ^(A)nor did they continue to fight anymore. ²⁹ But Abner and his men then went through the Arabah all that night; so they crossed the Jordan, walked all morning, and came to ^(B)Mahanaim.

³⁰ Now Joab returned from following Abner. And he had gathered all the people together, and ^[b]nineteen of David’s servants besides Asahel were missing. ³¹ But the servants of David had struck down many of Benjamin and Abner’s men, so that 360 men died. ³² And they took up Asahel and buried him ^(C)in his father’s tomb which was in Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men went all night until the day ^[c]dawned at Hebron.