And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

And 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.

Και ειπεν ο Ιωαβ, Ζη ο Θεος, εαν δεν ηθελες λαλησει, βεβαιως τοτε ο λαος ηθελεν αναβη το πρωι, εκαστος απο της καταδιωξεως του αδελφου αυτου.

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.