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And when I do, my soldiers will put you to death. You will be just another name on the casualty list.
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"Now my men will take you into the mountains and leave you in one of the Israelite towns,
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and you will die with the people there.
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Why look so worried, Achior? Don't you think the town can stand against me? I will carry out all my threats; you can be sure of that!"
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Then Holofernes ordered his men, who were waiting in his tent, to seize Achior, take him to Bethulia, and hand him over to the Israelites.
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So the men seized Achior and took him out of the camp into the valley. From there they led him into the mountains, as far as the spring which was below Bethulia.
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When the men of that town saw them approaching, they picked up their weapons and ran to the top of the hill. Every man who used a sling as a weapon rained stones down on Holofernes' soldiers, and this stopped them from coming any farther up the mountain.
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The Assyrians were forced to take cover along the mountainside, where they tied Achior up and left him lying at the foot of the mountain. Then they returned to Holofernes.
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Later, when the Israelites came down from Bethulia, they untied Achior, brought him into the town, and took him before the town officials,
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who at that time were Uzziah son of Micah, of the tribe of Simeon, Chabris son of Gothoniel, and Charmis son of Melchiel.
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The officials called together the town elders, and all the women and the young men also ran to the assembly. Achior was brought before the people, and Uzziah began questioning him.