3. And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire.
4. And when this saying pleased them all, Nabuchodonosor, the king, called Holofernes the general of his armies,
5. And said to him: Go out against all the kingdoms of the west, and against them especially that despised my commandment.
6. Thy eye shall not spare any kingdom, and all the strong cities thou shalt bring under my yoke.