NET
16 Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.
Darby
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel; for Joab kept back the people.
KJV
16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.