Bible Verses

As no one answered, he entered the room and found Holofernes lying across the wooden footstool, dead with his head cut off.

So Bagoas drew back the curtain and knocked, thinking Holofernes was sleeping with Judith.

Finally, they all went to Holofernes’ tent and spoke to the steward in charge of his affairs. “Waken our lord, for the slaves plan to come down and fight against us to their utter destruction.”

As soon as the Assyrians saw them, they alerted their commanders. These men then went to inform the generals, the captains, and all their officers.

When the sun had risen and they had hung Holofernes’ head on the rampart, all the men gathered their weapons and moved to the mountain slopes in groups.

When Achior saw all that the God of Israel had done, he immediately believed in him. He was circumcised and became a member of the community of Israel down to this day.

When she finished talking, the people cried out joyfully, which was heard throughout the town.

But now, tell me all you did during these days.”Standing amid the people, Judith told him everything she had done from the day she set out until the moment she spoke to them.

When they had lifted him up, he threw himself at Judith’s feet, bowed before her, and said: “May you be blessed throughout Judea and among all the nations, who, on hearing your name, will be amazed.

Achior was brought from the house of Uzziah. As soon as he arrived and saw the head of Holofernes in the hand of one of the people, he fainted and fell face down on the ground.