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But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia,
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And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their waters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people.
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Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said,
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Let our lord now hear a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army.
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For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains.
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Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall not so much as one man of thy people perish.
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Remain in thy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into their hands the fountain of water, which issueth forth of the foot of the mountain:
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For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have their water thence; so shall thirst kill them, and they shall give up their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the mountains that are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city.
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So they and their wives and their children shall be consumed with fire, and before the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell.
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Thus shalt thou render them an evil reward; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably.
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And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he appointed to do as they had spoken.