2 Samuel 20:18
Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.
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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
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They were wont, etc
Deuteronomy 20:10
When you draw near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it.