Then the woman said, "Long ago they used to say, 'Seek counsel at Abel,' and that is how disputes were settled. Cross References 2 Samuel 20:17 When he had come near to her, the woman asked, "Are you Joab?" "I am," he replied. "Listen to the words of your servant," she said. "I am listening," he answered. 2 Samuel 20:19 I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD's inheritance?" Treasury of Scripture Then she spoke, 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. Deuteronomy 20:10,11 |
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