(NIV)
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.
And
again, she
bore his
brother Abel. Now
Abel was a
keeper of
sheep, and
Cain a
worker of the
ground.
(NIV)
But Abel also brought an offering – fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The
Lord looked with favour on Abel and his offering,
and
Abel also brought of the
firstborn of his
flock and of their
fat portions. And the
Lord had
regard for Abel and his
offering,
(NIV)
Now Cain said to his brother Abel, ‘Let’s go out to the field.’ While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.
Cain spoke to Abel his
brother. And when they were in the
field,
Cain rose up against his
brother Abel and
killed him.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Cain, ‘Where is your brother Abel?’
‘I don’t know,’ he replied. ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’
Then the
Lord said to
Cain, “
Where is
Abel your
brother?” He
said,
“I do
not know; am I my
brother’s keeper?”
(NIV)
Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, ‘God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.’
And
Adam knew his
wife again, and she
bore a
son and
called his
name Seth, for she said, “
God has
appointed for me
another offspring instead of
Abel,
for Cain killed him.”
(NIV)
When the Canaanites who lived there saw the mourning at the threshing-floor of Atad, they said, ‘The Egyptians are holding a solemn ceremony of mourning.’ That is why that place near the Jordan is called Abel Mizraim.
When the
inhabitants of the
land, the
Canaanites,
saw the
mourning on the
threshing floor of
Atad, they
said, “
This is a
grievous mourning by the
Egyptians.”
Therefore the
place was named Abel-mizraim;
it is
beyond the
Jordan.
(NIV)
There on the plains of Moab they camped along the Jordan from Beth Jeshimoth to Abel Shittim.
they
camped by the
Jordan from
Beth-jeshimoth as far
as Abel-shittim in the
plains of
Moab.
(NIV)
When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the
Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah towards Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
When they
blew the
300 trumpets,
the
Lord set every
man’s sword against his
comrade and against
all the
army. And the
army fled as
far as Beth-shittah toward
Zererah as
far as the
border of
Abel-meholah,
by Tabbath.
(NIV)
He devastated twenty towns from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel Keramim. Thus Israel subdued Ammon.
And he
struck them from
Aroer to the
neighborhood of
Minnith,
twenty cities, and as far as
Abel-keramim, with a
great blow. So the
Ammonites were
subdued before the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
And the number of the gold rats was according to the number of Philistine towns belonging to the five rulers – the fortified towns with their country villages. The large rock on which the Levites set the ark of the
Lord is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
and the
golden mice, according to the
number of all the
cities of the
Philistines belonging to the
five lords,
both
fortified cities and
unwalled villages.
The
great stone beside which they
set down the
ark of the
Lord is a witness to this
day in the
field of
Joshua of
Beth-shemesh.
(NIV)
Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel Beth Maakah and through the entire region of the Bikrites, who gathered together and followed him.
And Sheba
passed through all the
tribes of
Israel to
Abel of
Beth-maacah, and
all the
Bichrites assembled and followed him in.
(NIV)
All the troops with Joab came and besieged Sheba in Abel Beth Maakah. They built a siege ramp up to the city, and it stood against the outer fortifications. While they were battering the wall to bring it down,
And
all the
men who were with
Joab came and
besieged him in
Abel of
Beth-maacah.
They
cast up a
mound against the
city, and it
stood against the
rampart, and they were
battering the
wall to throw it
down.
(NIV)
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.
(NIV)
Baana son of Ahilud – in Taanach and Megiddo, and in all of Beth Shan next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth Shan to Abel Meholah across to Jokmeam;
Baana the
son of
Ahilud, in
Taanach,
Megiddo, and
all Beth-shean that is
beside Zarethan below Jezreel, and from
Beth-shean to Abel-meholah, as
far as the other
side of
Jokmeam;
(NIV)
Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. He conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Beth Maakah and all Kinnereth in addition to Naphtali.
And
Ben-hadad listened to
King Asa and
sent the
commanders of his
armies against the
cities of
Israel and
conquered Ijon,
Dan,
Abel-beth-maacah, and
all Chinneroth,
with all the
land of
Naphtali.
(NIV)
Also, anoint Jehu son of Nimshi king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to succeed you as prophet.
And
Jehu the
son of
Nimshi you shall
anoint to be
king over Israel, and
Elisha the
son of
Shaphat of
Abel-meholah you shall
anoint to be
prophet in your
place.
(NIV)
In the time of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria came and took Ijon, Abel Beth Maakah, Janoah, Kedesh and Hazor. He took Gilead and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and deported the people to Assyria.
In the
days of
Pekah king of
Israel,
Tiglath-pileser king of
Assyria came and
captured Ijon,
Abel-beth-maacah,
Janoah,
Kedesh,
Hazor,
Gilead, and
Galilee,
all the
land of
Naphtali, and he
carried the people captive to
Assyria.
(NIV)
Ben-Hadad agreed with King Asa and sent the commanders of his forces against the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim and all the store cities of Naphtali.
And
Ben-hadad listened to
King Asa and
sent the
commanders of his
armies against the
cities of
Israel, and they
conquered Ijon,
Dan,
Abel-maim, and
all the
store cities of
Naphtali.
(NIV)
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
(ESV)
so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.
(NIV)
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held responsible for it all.
(ESV)
from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be required of this generation.
(NIV)
By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
By
faith Abel offered to
God a
more acceptable sacrifice than Cain,
through which he
was commended as
righteous,
God commending him by
accepting his gifts.
And through his
faith, though he
died, he
still speaks.
(NIV)
to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
and to
Jesus,
the
mediator of a
new covenant,
and to the
sprinkled blood that
speaks a
better word
than the blood of
Abel.
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