¹⁸ Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

¹⁰ When you come to a town, before attacking it, make an offer of peace.

¹¹ And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.