Judith 1 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1885, 1895(RV1895)

1In the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Cp. Tob. 14.15.who reigned over the Assyrians in Nineveh, Jonah 1.2 & 4.11.the great city; in the days of ver. 13,15.Arphaxad, who reigned over ch. 16.10.the Medes in See Tob. 3.7.Ecbatana,

2And built at See Tob. 3.7.Ecbatana and round about it walls of hewn stones three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits;

3And set the towers thereof at the gates thereof, a hundred cubits high, and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits;

4And made the gates thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of seventy cubits, and the breadth of them forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty hosts, and the setting in array of his footmen:

5Even in those days king Nebuchadnezzar made war with king Arphaxad in the great plain: this plain is in the borders of ver. 15. Cp. Tob. 1.14.Ragau.

6And there came to meet him all that dwelt in the hill country, and all that dwelt by Euphrates, and See Tob. 6.1.Tigris, and Hydaspes, and in the plain of Arioch the king of the Cp. Tob. 2.10 & 1 Mac. 6.1.Elymæans; and many nations of the sons of Chelod assembled themselves to the battle.

7And Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians sent unto all ch. 16.10.that dwelt in Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, to those that dwelt in See ch. 2.21.Cilicia and ch. 15.5.Damascus and 1 Esd. 4.48 & 5.55.Libanus and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt over against the sea coast,

8And to those among the nations that were of See Josh. 19.26.Carmel and ch. 15.5. Num. 32.1.Gilead, and to the higher ch. 15.5. Is. 9.1.Galilee and the great plain of ch. 3.9 & 4.6 & 7.3.Esdraelon,

9And to all that were in ch. 4.4.Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jerusalem, and Betane, and ch. 2.23.Chellus, and See Num. 13.26.Kadesh, and See Josh. 15.4.the river of Egypt, and Jer. 43.7.Tahpanhes, and See Gen. 47.11.Rameses, and all See Gen. 45.10.the land of Goshen,

10Until thou comest above Tanis and Is. 19.13 (mg.).Memphis, and to all that dwelt in Egypt, until thou comest to the borders of Ethiopia.

11And all they that dwelt in all the land ch. 11.2,22.made light of the commandment of Nebuchadnezzar king of the Assyrians, and went not with him to the war; for they were not afraid of him, but he was before them as one man; and they turned away his messengers from their presence without effect, and with disgrace.

12And Nebuchadnezzar was exceeding wroth with all this land, and he sware by his throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all the coasts of See ch. 2.21.Cilicia and ch. 15.5.Damascus and Syria, that he would slay with his sword all the inhabitants of the land of ch. 5.2,22 & 6.1 & 7.8.Moab, and the children of ch. 5.2,5 & 6.5 & 7.17,18.Ammon, and all Judæa, and all that were in Egypt, until thou comest to the borders of Cp. Zech. 9.10.the two seas.

13And he set the battle in array with his host against king ver. 1.Arphaxad in the seventeenth year; and he prevailed in his battle, and turned to flight all the host of Arphaxad, and all his horse, and all his chariots;

14And he became master of his cities, and he came even unto ver. 1. See Tob. 3.7.Ecbatana, and took the towers, and spoiled the streets thereof, and Cp. Hos. 4.7.turned the beauty thereof into shame.

15And he took ver. 1.Arphaxad in the mountains of ver. 5.Ragau, and smote him through with his darts, and destroyed him utterly, unto this day.

16And he returned with them to Nineveh, he and ch. 2.20.all his company of sundry nations, an exceeding great multitude of men of war, and there he took his ease and banqueted, he and his host, a hundred and twenty days.