2 Samuel 20:18 | |
NASB: Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask [advice] at Abel,' and thus they ended [the dispute]. (NASB ©1995) GWT: So she said, "There's an old saying: 'Be sure to ask at Abel [before doing anything]. That's the way they settle matters.' (GOD'S WORD®) 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. 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 . 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? DBY: And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended. 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. WBS: 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. WEB: Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, "They shall surely ask counsel at Abel; and so they settled it. YLT: and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished. | |
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