2 Samuel 2:27
"As surely as God lives," Joab replied, "if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning."

2 Samuel 3:1
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David was protracted. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.

2 Samuel 18:16
Then Joab blew the trumpet, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab had restrained them.