2 Samuel 20:1 (NIV)

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2 Samuel 20:18 - She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it.

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

So she spoke, saying, “They used to talk in former times, saying, ‘They shall surely seek guidance at Abel,’ and so they would end disputes.

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

Then she continued, “There used to be a saying, ‘If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it.

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

She said, “In the past they used to say, ‘Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Then she spoke, saying, “In the past they used to say, ‘They will undoubtedly ask advice at Abel,’ and that is how they ended a dispute.

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Then she spoke, saying, “Formerly they used to say, ‘They will surely ask advice at Abel,’ and thus they ended the dispute.

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

Then she spoke, saying, “Formerly they used to speak in this way, saying, ‘They will surely ask advice at Abel,’ and thus they ended the dispute.

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Then she said, “In the past people used to say, ‘They will certainly ask advice at Abel,’ and so they settled the dispute.

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

She said, "In the past they would always say, 'Let them inquire in Abel,' and that is how they settled things.

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

Then she said, "They were wont to say in old time, 'Let them but ask counsel at Abel'; and so they settled a matter.

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

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.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Hevel: and so they ended the matter.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

rursumque illa sermo inquit dicebatur in veteri proverbio qui interrogant interrogent in Abela et sic perficiebant

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

فَتَكَلَّمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: «كَانُوا قَدِيماً يَقُولُونَ: إِنْ أَرَدْتَ الْحُصُولَ عَلَى جَوَابٍ (حَكِيمٍ) فَإِنَّكَ تَجِدُهُ فِي آبَلَ، وَكَانَ هَذَا يَحْسِمُ كُلَّ جِدَالٍ.

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν λέγουσα λόγον ἐλάλησαν ἐν πρώτοις λέγοντες ἠρωτημένος ἠρωτήθη ἐν τῇ Αβελ καὶ ἐν Δαν εἰ ἐξέλιπον ἃ ἔθεντο οἱ πιστοὶ τοῦ Ισραηλ ἐρωτῶντες ἐπερωτήσουσιν ἐν Αβελ καὶ οὕτως εἰ ἐξέλιπον

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

فَتَكَلَّمَتْ قَائِلَةً: «كَانُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ أَوَّلاً قَائِلِينَ: سُؤَالاً يَسْأَلُونَ فِي آبَلَ. وَهكَذَا كَانُوا انْتَهَوْا.

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And she spoke, saying, [fn]Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Entonces tornó ella á hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían hablar, diciendo: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel: y así concluían.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Entonces volvió ella a hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían decir: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel; y así concluían cualquier asunto.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

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?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

婦人說、古時有話說、當先在亞比拉求問．然後事就定妥。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Entonces ella volvió a hablar y dijo: --Antiguamente se solía decir: "El que consulte, que consulte en Abel." Y así se concluía todo asunto.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

여인이 말하여 가로되 옛 사람들이 흔히 말하기를 아벨에 가서 물을 것이라 하고 그 일을 끝내었나이다

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Et elle dit: Autrefois on avait coutume de dire: Que l'on consulte Abel! Et tout se terminait ainsi.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Sie sprach: Vorzeiten sprach man: Wer fragen will, der frage zu Abel; und so ging's wohl aus.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Она сказала: прежде говаривали: 'кто хочет спросить, спроси в Авеле'; и так решали дело.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Entonces volvió ella a hablar, diciendo: Antiguamente solían hablar, diciendo: Quien preguntare, pregunte en Abel; y así concluían.

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