2 Samuel 20:18
She said, “In the past they used to say, ‘Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you must make an offer of peace.
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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.
They were wont, etc
Bible References
They were wont, etc
Deuteronomy 20:10
“When you approach a city to fight against it, you must make an offer of peace.