Judith 4:1-2

Common English Bible

The Israelites prepare for war

4 The Israelites living in Judea heard about everything that Holofernes the general of King Nebuchadnezzar, of the Assyrians, had done to all the other nations and how he had looted and destroyed all of their temples. ² They were especially terrified of his coming and were anxious about the safety of Jerusalem and the temple of the Lord their God.