2 Samuel 20:18 - The Scriptures 1998

Then she spoke, saying, “In former times they often spoke, saying, ‘Let them inquire of Aḇ

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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.

Then she said, People used to say, Let them but ask counsel at Abel, and so they settled the matter.

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.

She said, “People used to say long ago: ‘Ask your question at Abel,’ and that settled the matter.

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.

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 to her, and the woman said, “Are you Yo’aḇ

“I am of the peaceable and trustworthy ones in Yisra’ĕ