The next day Holofernes commanded all his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should remove their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel.
The next day Holofernes ordered his whole army, along with all the allied peoples who had joined him, to move their camp against Bethulia, to seize the mountain passes ahead of time, and to make war on Israel.