1 They therefore sent messengers to Holofernes offering him terms of peace:
2 "See, we consider ourselves as servants of Nebuchadnezzar, the great king, do with us as you will.
3 All our farms, our whole territory, all our wheatfields, our oxen and our sheepfolds lie before you - use them as you please.
4 See, our towns and all their inhabitants are yours, deal with them as you wish."
5 These men went to Holofernes and repeated these words.
6 Then Holofernes moved down to the seacoast with his army. He stationed garrisons in the hill cities and took from them men whom he chose as auxiliaries.
7 The people of these cities received him, as did all the people of the surrounding countryside, with garlands, singing and dancing to the music of tambourines.
8 Nevertheless, he still laid waste all their land, cut down their sacred woods and destroyed all their gods, that all people of all languages and nations might worship Nebuchadnezzar alone and proclaim him as god.
9 Then he arrived opposite Esdraelon, near Dothan, facing the great chain of Judean hills.
10 He encamped between Geba Scythopolis, and remained there a month in order to reorganize the provisions of his army.
Versículos relacionados com Judith, 3:
Judite 3 describes the preparation of Holofernes's Assyrian Army to invade various nations, including Judah. The chapter also mentions the oppression of the Israelites by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Assyria. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Judite 3:
Daniel 1:2: "The Lord delivered into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Judah, some of the utensils of the temple of God. He took them to the earth of Sinar, to the temple of his gods, and placed the utensils in the treasure of his God." This verse mentions the oppression of the Israelites by Nebuchadnezzar, which is a theme in Judite 3.
2 Kings 17:5-6: "The King of Assyria invaded the whole earth and surrounded Samaria. For three years he sought it, and in the ninth year of the reign of Oseiah, the king of Assyria took Samaria and took the people of Israel to Exile in Assyria. He placed them in Hala, Habor, the Gozã River and in the cities of fears. " This verse describes the invasion of Assyria in Israel, which is similar to the planned invasion of Judite 3.
Isaiah 10:5-7: "Woe to Assyria, the rod of my wrath, in whose hands is the stick of my punishment! , to blink it as if the mud of the streets. " This verse describes God using Assyria as an instrument of punishment against wicked nations, which can be seen in Judith 3.
2 Chronicles 36:15-16: "The Lord, the God of his ancestors, sent them constantly messengers, for he had compassion for his people and his home. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised their words and moiled From his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord against his people became so great that there was no remedy. " This verse describes how the people of Israel deviated from God and mocked their prophets, which may have contributed to the oppression of the Israelites by Nebuchadnezzar.
2 Chronicles 33:11-13: "Therefore, the Lord brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who arrested Manasseh, tied him with chains and took him to Babylon. In his anguish, he sought the favor of Lord, His God, and humid Himself deeply before the God of His ancestors. And when he prayed to Him, the Lord heard him and answered his supplication, bringing him back to Jerusalem and his kingdom.
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