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2 Samuel 20:18
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16 Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ”
17 When he had come near to her, the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Hear the words of your maidservant.” And he answered, “I am listening.”
18 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.
19 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up athe 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!
21 That is not so. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has raised his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.” So the woman said to Joab, “Watch, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
22 Then the woman ain her wisdom went to all the people. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. Then he blew a trumpet, and they withdrew from the city, every man to his tent. So Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.  

David’s Government Officers

23 And aJoab was over all the army of Israel; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites;  
24 Adoram was ain charge of revenue; bJehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;  
Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 20:18

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American 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'.

Amplified® Bible
Then she said, People used to say, Let them but ask counsel at Abel, and so they settled the matter.

Contemporary English Version
She said, "Long ago people used to say, 'If you want good advice, go to the town of Abel to get it.' The answers they got here were all that was needed to settle any problem.

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

Good News Bible
She said, "Long ago they used to say, 'Go and get your answer in the city of Abel'---and that's just what they did.

King James 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.

New American Standard Bible
Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, `They will surely ask {advice} at Abel,' and thus they ended {the dispute.}

New International Version
She continued, "Long ago they used to say, 'Get your answer at Abel,' and that settled it.

New King James Version
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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask advice at Abel,' and thus they ended the dispute.

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

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


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