2 Samuel 20:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ He approached her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?”

He said, “I am.”

She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.”

He said, “I am listening.”

¹⁸ She said, “In former times they always said, ‘Let them ask in Abel.’ That is how they settled things. ¹⁹ I am one of the peaceful, faithful people of Israel. You are seeking to put to death a whole city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the inheritance of the Lord?”