1 In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor, who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane,
2 And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits:
3 And set the towers thereof upon the gates of it an hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits:
4 And he made the gates thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty armies, and for the setting in array of his footmen:
5 Even in those days king Nabuchodonosor made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of Ragau.
6 And there came unto him all they that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris and Hydaspes, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the sons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the battle.
7 Then Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians sent unto all that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those that dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast,
8 And to those among the nations that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and the higher Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom,
9 And to all that were in Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and Chelus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramesse, and all the land of Gesem,
10 Until ye come beyond Tanis and Memphis, and to all the inhabitants of Egypt, until ye come to the borders of Ethiopia.
11 But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle; for they were not afraid of him: yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from them without effect, and with disgrace.
12 Therefore Nabuchodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants of the land of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and all Judea, and all that were in Egypt, till ye come to the borders of the two seas.
13 Then he marched in battle array with his power against king Arphaxad in the seventeenth year, and he prevailed in his battle: for he overthrew all the power of Arphaxad, and all his horsemen, and all his chariots,
14 And became lord of his cities, and came unto Ecbatane, and took the towers, and spoiled the streets thereof, and turned the beauty thereof into shame.
15 He took also Arphaxad in the mountains of Ragau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroyed him utterly that day.
16 So he returned afterward to Nineve, both he and all his company of sundry nations being a very great multitude of men of war, and there he took his ease, and banqueted, both he and his army, an hundred and twenty days.
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The book of Judith is one of the Old Testament's Deuterocanonian books that tells the story of Judite, a brave widow who saved the city of Betulia from the invasion of the Assyrians. Chapter 1 of this book describes the invasion of the Assyrians led by Nebuchadnezzar and how they conquered several cities, including Israel. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in Judite 1:
Isaiah 10:5-6: "Woe to Assyria, the rod of my wrath, in whose hands is my indignation! Take the spoil, and put it to be stepped on the feet like the mud of the streets. " This verse talks about the punishment that God is bringing about Assyria, which is used as an instrument of divine wrath.
2 Kings 18:13: "And in the year fourth of King Hezekiah, rose Senaqueribe, king of Assyria, against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them." This verse describes how Assyria invaded and conquered the cities of Judah, including Jerusalem.
Isaiah 7:17: "The Lord shall come upon you, your people, and upon the house of your father, as they have never come from the day Efraim departed from Judah, that is, the king of Assyria. " This verse talks about the threat that Assyria represents to God's people and how they will face difficult days.
2 Kings 17:5-6: "Then he came against him Salmaneser, king of Assyria, and Hosea was subject to him and paid him tribute. But the king of Assyria found that Hosea conspired and sent messengers to only King of Egypt, and I no longer paid tribute to the Assyrian king, as he did annually. " This verse describes how the king of Israel, Hosea, submitted to Assyria and how it ended in conspiracy and betrayal.
2 Kings 17:18: "From what the Lord was very outrageous against Israel and removed them from before his face, and no other tribe was, but only that of Judah." This verse describes how Israel's infidelity and disobedience led to its divine punishment, resulting in its removal from the presence of the Lord.
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