2 Samuel 20:18 - Compare All Versions

Deildu

“There’s an old saying in these parts: ‘If it’s answers you want, come to Abel and get it straight.’ We’re a peaceful people here, and reliable. And here you are, trying to tear down one of Israel’s mother cities. Why would you want to mess with GOD’s legacy like that?”

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

Then the woman said, “In the past people would say, ‘Ask for advice at Abel,’ and the problem would be solved.

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

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.

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

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

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