Judith
16 chapters
- 1 Now Arphaxad king of the Medes had brought many nations unde…
- 2 In the thirteenth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, the t…
- 3 Then the kings and the princes of all the cities and provinc…
- 4 Then the children of Israel, who dwelt in the land of Juda,…
- 5 And it was told Holofernes the general of the army of the As…
- 6 And it came to pass when they had left off speaking, that Ho…
- 7 But Holofernes on the next day gave orders to his army, to g…
- 8 Now it came to pass, when Judith a widow had heard these wor…
- 9 And when they were gone, Judith went into her oratory: and p…
- 10 And it came to pass, when she had ceased to cry to the Lord,…
- 11 Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear no…
- 12 Then he ordered that she should go in where his treasures we…
- 13 And when it was grown late, his servants made haste to their…
- 14 And Judith said to all the people: Hear me, my brethren, han…
- 15 And when all the army heard that Holofernes was beheaded, co…
- 16 Then Judith sung this canticle to the Lord, saying: