2 Samuel 20:17-19

New English Translation

¹⁷ When he approached her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “I am.” She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “Go ahead. I’m listening.” ¹⁸ She said, “In the past they would always say, ‘Let them inquire in Abel,’ and that is how they settled things. ¹⁹ I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city^[a] in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”