2 Samuel 20:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

She continued, "In the past, people said, 'Seek advice in Abel,' and that is how matters were settled.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    She continued, In former times, they used to say, Let them ask counsel at Abel; and so they resolved disputes.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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 with Strong's Numbers

    Then she spake,{H559} saying,{H559} They were wont{H1696} to speak{H1696} in old time,{H7223} saying,{H559} They shall surely{H7592} ask{H7592} [counsel] at Abel:{H59} and so they ended{H8552} [the matter].

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then she spake{H559}{(H8799)}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, They were wont{H1696}{(H8763)} to speak{H1696}{(H8762)} in old time{H7223}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, They shall surely{H7592}{(H8800)} ask{H7592}{(H8762)} counsel at Abel{H59}: and so they ended{H8552}{(H8689)} the matter.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    She sayde: The comonsayenge was somtyme: Who so wyll axe, let him axe at Abel, and so came it to a good ende.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel; so haue they continued.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then she spake thus: They spake in the olde tyme, saying, They should aske of Abel: And so haue they continued.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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].

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

  • 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'.

  • 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] .

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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?

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Deut 20:10-11 : 10 When you approach a city to fight against it, offer it peace terms. 11 If it accepts your offer of peace and opens its gates to you, then all the people found in it shall serve you and work for you.

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