6 Come to us as a peaceful lord, and use our service, just as it pleases you."
7 Then he descended from the mountains with horsemen, in great power, and he took charge of every city and of every inhabitant of the land.
8 And, from all the cities, he took for himself auxiliaries: strong men and well-chosen for war.
9 And such a dread lay upon those provinces, that the leading and honored inhabitants of all the cities, together with the people, went out to meet him at his arrival.
10 They received him with garlands and lamps; they were led by choirs with timbrels and flutes.
11 Yet, not even by doing these things were they able to mitigate the ferocity of his chest.
12 For he both destroyed their cities and cut down their sacred groves.