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So they sent ambassadors unto him to entreat for peace, saying,
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"Behold, we the servants of Nebuchadnezzar the great king lie before thee; use us as shall be good in thy sight.
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Behold, our houses and all our places, and all our fields of wheat and flocks and herds, and all the lodges of our tents lie before thy face; use them as it pleaseth thee.
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Behold, even our cities and the inhabitants thereof are thy servants. Come and deal with them as seemeth good unto thee."
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So the men came to Holofernes, and declared unto him in this manner.
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Then he came down toward the seacoast, both he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities and took out of them chosen men for aid.
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So they and all the country round about received them with garlands, with dances, and with timbrels.