Judith 5:5-7

Common English Bible

Achior relates the history of Israel

⁵ Then Achior the leader of all the Ammonites said to Holofernes, “Please listen to the word of your servant, my master, and I will tell you the truth about this people who live in the highlands near you. I’m your servant and won’t lie to you. ⁶ These people are descended from the Chaldeans. ⁷ In the past they lived as strangers in Mesopotamia because they weren’t willing to follow the gods of their ancestors in the land of Chaldea.