2 Samuel 20:18

“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.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 2 Samuel 20:18

Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speake in old time, saying, They shall surely aske counsell at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 2 Samuel chapter 20

Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask {advice} at Abel,' and thus they ended {the dispute.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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 (1901)

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?
- Basic English Bible

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

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.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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.
- Webster's Bible

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

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

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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible

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