Bible Verses

Then she arose, dressed in beautiful garments and all the finery of a woman. Her servant spread the fleece Judith had received from Bagoas on the ground in front of Holofernes so she could recline on it while she ate.

Judith said to him: “Who am I to go against the wishes of my Lord? I will hasten to do everything that pleases him, and that will be my joy until the day I die.”

So Bagoas left Holofernes and entered Judith’s tent, and said to her: “Will this beautiful slave not hesitate to come to my lord’s tent to be honored in his presence, merrily to drink wine with us and to become this very day like an Assyrian woman who dwells in the house of Nebuchadnezzar?”

for it would be a disgrace if we let such a woman go without enjoying her company. If we can’t convince her, she will laugh at us.”

He spoke to the eunuch Bagoas, who managed his affairs:“Go and persuade this Hebrew woman who is under your care to come and eat and drink with us,

The Decisive Night Then, on the fourth day, Holofernes hosted a banquet for his servants but did not send invitations to any of his officers.

Now purified, once she had returned, she stayed in the tent until evening when she went to get her food.

When she returned to the tent, she prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, asking him to guide her on the right path to deliver her people.

Holofernes ordered his bodyguards not to prevent her from doing so.She stayed at the camp for three days. Each night, she visited the ravine of Bethulia and bathed in the spring within the camp.

and told Holofernes: “Will my lord command that his servant be allowed to go out to pray?”