6. and proceed against all the land of the west, because they disobeyed the order I issued.
7. Tell them to have earth and water ready, for I will come against them in my wrath; I will cover all the land with the feet of my soldiers, to whom I will deliver them as spoils.
8. Their wounded will fill their ravines and wadies, the swelling river will be choked with their dead;
9. and I will deport them as exiles to the very ends of the earth.
10. “Go before me and take possession of all their territories for me. If they surrender to you, guard them for me until the day of their sentencing.
11. As for those who disobey, show them no mercy, but deliver them up to slaughter and plunder in all the land you occupy.
12. For as I live, and by the strength of my kingdom, what I have spoken I will accomplish by my own hand.
13. Do not disobey a single one of the orders of your lord; fulfill them exactly as I have commanded you, and do it without delay.”
14. So Holofernes left the presence of his lord, and summoned all the commanders, generals, and officers of the Assyrian forces.
15. He mustered one hundred and twenty thousand picked troops, as his lord had commanded, and twelve thousand mounted archers,
16. and drew them up as a vast force organized for battle.
17. He took along a very large number of camels, donkeys, and mules for carrying their supplies; innumerable sheep, cattle, and goats for their food;
18. abundant provisions for each man, and much gold and silver from the royal palace.