She said, “In the past they would always say, ‘Let them inquire in Abel,’ and that is how they settled things.

biblegateway 2Sa 20:18

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

She said, "In the past they used to say, 'Seek counsel in Abel,' and that's how they settled disputes .

So she said, "There’s an old saying: ‘Be sure to ask at Abel before doing anything. That’s the way they settle matters.’

biblegateway 2Sa 20:18

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

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

bibleoremus 2Sa 20:18

Then she said, "They used to say in the old days, ‘Let them inquire at Abel’; and so they would settle a matter.

“In the old days”, she went on, “there was a saying, ‘Go to Abel for the answer,’ and that settled the matter.

biblegateway 2Sa 20:18

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 .

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].

biblegateway 2Sa 20:18