18She continued, "Long ago they used to say, 'Get your answer at Abel,' and that settled it.
18She continued, "Long ago they used to say, 'Get your answer at Abel,' and that settled it.
15 All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maacah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,
16 a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him."
17 He went toward her, and she asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he answered. She said, "Listen to what your servant has to say." "I'm listening," he said.
18 She continued, "Long ago they used to say, 'Get your answer at Abel,' and that settled it.
19 We are the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the Lord 's inheritance?"
20 "Far be it from me!" Joab replied, "Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!
20:18Then 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. ]
20:18And 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.
20:18Then 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 .
20:18And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.
20:18Then 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.
20:18Then 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.
20:18Then she spoke, saying, |They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
20:18and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.
20:18Then 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.