Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 20:18

2 Samuel chapter 20 · verse 18 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

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.

Context

v.17And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.

v.18This passage

v.19I am 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 Jehovah?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 20:10

    When thou drawest nigh unto a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace unto it.