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II Samuel 20:Verse 18

KJV
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Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

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What Does II Samuel 20:18 Mean?

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"The wise woman builds her argument on precedent: "Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel a..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

American Standard Version
ASV

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

American King James Version
AKJV

Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and she speaketh, saying, `They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.

Darby Translation
Darby

And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.

Webster Bible
Webster

Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They will surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter].

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then spake she, saying,—They, used to speak, in former times, saying, Enquire, in Abel! And, so, they ended it.

Literal Translation
LITV

And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask at Abel, and so they ended all dispute .

Modern King James
MKJV

And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so they ended the matter.

Updated King James
UKJV

Then she spoke, saying, They were known to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Then she said, “In former times, ⌞they would always say⌟, ‘By all means, let them inquire in Abel,’ and so they settled things.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

Then she spoke, saying: 'They were wont to speak in old time, saying: They shall surely ask counsel at Abel; and so they ended the matter.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

Revised Webster
RWebster

Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And eft sche seide, A word was seid in eld prouerbe, Thei that axen, axe in Habela; and so thei profitiden.

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