And he came near unto her, and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
2 Samuel 20:18 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 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. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then she said, People used to say, Let them but ask counsel at Abel, and so they settled the matter. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible She said, “People used to say long ago: ‘Ask your question at Abel,’ and that settled the matter. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
And he came near unto her, and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
I am of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?