2 Samuel 20:18
and she speaketh, saying, 'They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.
Deuteronomy 20:10-11
'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for 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
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They were wont, etc
Deuteronomy 20:10
'When thou drawest near unto a city to fight against it, then thou hast called unto it for Peace,