Judith 5:1-2

Common English Bible

Israel’s resistance reported

5 Holofernes the general of the Assyrian army was told that the Israelites, in preparation for war, had closed off the mountain passes, fortified all the high hilltops, and set up roadblocks in the plains. ² Filled with anger, he called together all the rulers of Moab, the commanders of Ammon, and all the governors of the coastlands.