the governors of the city:

Jdt 6:15
Which were in those days Ozias the son of Micha, of the tribe
of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son
of Melchiel.

Jdt 6:16
And they called together all the ancients of the city, and
all their youth ran together, and their women, to the assembly,
and they set Achior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozias
asked him of that which was done.

Jdt 6:17
And he answered and declared unto them the words of the
council of Holofernes, and all the words that he had spoken in
the midst of the princes of Assur, and whatsoever Holofernes had
spoken proudly against the house of Israel.

Jdt 6:18
Then the people fell down and worshipped God, and cried unto
God, saying,

Jdt 6:19
O Lord God of heaven, behold their pride, and pity the low
estate of our nation, and look upon the face of those that are
sanctified unto thee this day.

Jdt 6:20
Then they comforted Achior, and praised him greatly.

Jdt 6:21
And Ozias took him out of the assembly unto his house, and
made a feast to the elders; and they called on the God of Israel
all that night for help.

Jdt 7:1
The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his
people which were come to take his part, that they should remove
their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of
the hill country, and to make war against the children of
Israel.

Jdt 7:2
Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and
the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thousand
footmen, and twelve thousand horsemen, beside the baggage, and
other men that were afoot among them, a very great multitude.

Jdt 7:3
And they camped in the valley near unto Bethulia, by the
fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim
even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethulia unto Cynamon, which
is over against Esdraelon.

Jdt 7:4
Now the children of Israel, when they saw the multitude of
them, were greatly troubled, and said every one to his
neighbour, Now will these men lick up the face of the earth; for
neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills, are
able to bear their weight.

Jdt 7:5
Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had
kindled fires upon their towers, they remained and watched all
that night.

Jdt 7:6
But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his
horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in
Bethulia,

Jdt 7:7
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