2 Samuel 20:18
So she said, "In days past, people used to settle a dispute by saying "Let's ask for advice at Abel!'
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
"When you approach a city to wage war against it, extend terms 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 wage war against it, extend terms of peace.