2 Samuel 20:18 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Samuel 20:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 20:18 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 20:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Then she spoke, saying, “They used to say in old times, ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.”

2 Samuel 20:18 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 20:18 ASV — 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.”

2 Samuel 20:18 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 20:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

2 Samuel 20:18 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 20:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

2 Samuel 20:18 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 20:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

2 Samuel 20:18 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 20:18 in Context — 2 Samuel 20

16 Entonces una mujer sabia dió voces en la ciudad, [diciendo]: Oid, oid; ruégoos que digáis á Joab se llegue á acá, para que yo hable con él.

17 Y como él se acercó á ella, dijo la mujer: ¿Eres tú Joab? Y él respondió: Yo soy. Y ella le dijo: Oye las palabras de tu sierva. Y él respondió: Oigo.

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

19 Yo soy de las pacíficas y fieles de Israel: y tú procuras destruir una ciudad que es madre de Israel: ¿por qué destruyes la heredad de Jehová?

20 Y Joab respondió, diciendo: Nunca tal, nunca tal me acontezca, que yo destruya ni deshaga.

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What Does 2 Samuel 20:18 Mean?

2 Samuel 20:18 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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