2 Samuel 20:18
Then she said, “In the past people used to say, ‘They will certainly ask advice at Abel,’ and so they settled the dispute.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
“When you advance to a city to fight against it, you shall [first] offer it terms of peace.
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Summary
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 advance to a city to fight against it, you shall [first] offer it terms of peace.