23. But Asahel would not turn back, so Abner struck him in the stomach with the back end of his spear. The spear went all the way through and came out of his back. Asahel fell down and died. Everyone who saw Asahel lying dead just stopped and stood still.
24. But Joab and Abishai went after Abner. Finally, about sunset, they came to the hill of Ammah, not far from Giah on the road to Gibeon Desert.
25. Abner brought the men of Benjamin together in one group on top of a hill, and they got ready to fight.
26. Abner shouted to Joab, “Aren't we ever going to stop killing each other? Don't you know that the longer we keep on doing this, the worse it's going to be when it's all over? When are you going to order your men to stop chasing their own relatives?”
27. Joab shouted back, “I swear by the living God, if you hadn't spoken, my men would have chased their relatives all night!”
28. Joab took his trumpet and blew the signal for his soldiers to stop chasing the soldiers of Israel. Straight away, the fighting stopped.
29. Abner and his troops marched through the Jordan Valley all that night. Then they crossed the river and marched all morning until they arrived back at Mahanaim.
30. As soon as Joab stopped chasing Abner, he got David's troops together and counted them. There were nineteen missing besides Asahel.