Judith 7:7-9

New Catholic Bible

⁷ He reconnoitered the approaches to the town and located the springs that were the source of their water supply. He seized these and stationed detachments of soldiers to guard them before he returned to his main force.

⁸ All the chieftains of the Edomites and all the leaders of the Moabites, together with the commanders of the coastal region, jointly approached him. ⁹ “Please listen to our suggestion, my lord,” they said, “and your army will not sustain a single loss.