19
They opposed the forces of the enemy and filled them with confusion and terror, binding them with immovable shackles.
20
Even the king began to shudder bodily, and he forgot his sullen insolence.
21
The beasts turned back upon the armed forces following them and began trampling and destroying them.
22
Then the king's anger was turned to pity and tears because of the things that he had devised beforehand.
23
For when he heard the shouting and saw them all fallen headlong to destruction, he wept and angrily threatened his friends, saying,
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