Search
Home
What's New
About
Statement of Faith
Subscribe
Blog
Contact
Donate
Light
Dark
Font Family
Default
Arial
Verdana
Helvetica
Tahoma
Georgia
Times New Roman
Font Size
Default
1.0
1.2
1.5
2
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Email
Bible Version
ESV
NIV
NASB
CSB
NLT
KJV
NKJV
Book
2 Samuel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalms
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
Chapter
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
23
24
24
Verse
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
2 Samuel 20:17-18
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 20
17
So he approached her, and the woman said, 'Are you Joab?' And he answered, 'I am.' Then she said to him, 'Listen to the words of your slave.' And he said, 'I am listening.'
18
Then she spoke, saying, 'In the past they used to say, ‘They will undoubtedly ask
advice
at Abel,’ and that is how they ended
a dispute.
King James Version
Chapter 20
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.
18
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.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 20
17
When he had come near her, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he replied. "Listen to the words of your servant," she said to him. He answered, "I’m listening."
18
She said, "In the past they used to say, ‘Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.
New Living Translation
Chapter 20
17
As he approached, the woman asked, 'Are you Joab?' 'I am,' he replied. So she said, 'Listen carefully to your servant.' 'I’m listening,' he said.
18
Then she continued, 'There used to be a saying, ‘If you want to settle an argument, ask advice at the town of Abel.’
English Standard Version
Chapter 20
17
And he came near her, and the woman said, "Are you Joab?" He answered, "I am." Then she said to him, "Listen to the words of your servant." And he answered, "I am listening."
18
Then she said, "They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at Abel,’ and so they settled a matter.
New International Version
Chapter 20
17
He went toward her, and she asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he answered. She said, "Listen to what your servant has to say." "I’m listening," he said.
18
She continued, "Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it.
New King James Version
Chapter 20
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.
What is the Gospel?
Download the app:
BibleRef.com is a ministry of