And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am, And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.
2 Samuel 20:18 - 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. 更多版本King 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. English Standard Version 2016 Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter. |
And when he was come near to her, she said to him: Art thou Joab? And he answered: I am, And she spoke thus to him: Hear the words of thy handmaid. He answered: I do hear.
Am not I she that answer truth in Israel? And thou seekest to destroy the city, and to overthrow a mother in Israel? Why wilt thou throw down the inheritance of the Lord?