Judith 2:5

5 "Thus saith the great king, the lord of the whole earth: Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men who trust in their own strength, of footmen a hundred and twenty thousand, and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand.

Judith 2:5 In-Context

3 Then they decreed to destroy all flesh who did not obey the commandment of his mouth.
4 And when he had ended his counsel, Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians called Holofernes the chief captain of his army, who was next unto him, and said unto him:
5 "Thus saith the great king, the lord of the whole earth: Behold, thou shalt go forth from my presence, and take with thee men who trust in their own strength, of footmen a hundred and twenty thousand, and the number of horses with their riders twelve thousand.
6 And thou shalt go against all the west country, because they disobeyed my commandment.
7 And thou shalt declare unto them that they prepare for me earth and water; for I will go forth in my wrath against them and will cover the whole face of the earth with the feet of mine army, and I will give them as a spoil unto them,
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