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2 Samuel 20:18

Abel
Wisdom

16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

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.

19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

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BSB
Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
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.
WEB
Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
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].
DARBY
And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.
BLB
And she spoke, saying, “They spoke often in former [times], saying, ‘Let them diligently ask at Abel,’ and so they finished.
ÅB
Da sa hun: Før pleide folk å si så: En skal spørre seg for i Abel, og så utførte de det.
OTB
Da talte hun og sa, "De pleide å si i tidligere tider, 'La dem spørre om råd i Abel,' og slik løste de tvister.
B1930
Da sa hun: Før pleide folk å si så: En skal spørre sig for i Abel, og så utførte de det.

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