18Then she spoke, saying, |They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
18Then she spoke, saying, |They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
15 They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
16 Then a wise woman cried out of the city, |Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, 'Come near here, that I may speak with you.'|
17 He came near to her; and the woman said, |Are you Joab?| He answered, |I am.| Then she said to him, |Hear the words of your handmaid.| He answered, |I do hear.|
18 Then she spoke, saying, |They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
19 I am among those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?|
20 Joab answered, |Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
20:18She continued, "Long ago they used to say, 'Get your answer at Abel,' and that settled it.
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.
20:18and 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.