6 Then my troops will put you to death, and you will die like one of the Israelites.
7 Or better yet, my men will take you into their hill country and leave you in one of their towns,
8 where you will die with them.
9 Don't look so upset, Achior. After all, you're the one who believes the Israelites can't be defeated. Just remember that I will do everything I have said!
10 The servants who waited on General Holofernes were there in his tent. So he ordered them to take Achior to the Israelite town of Bethulia and hand him over to its people.
11 The servants obeyed and led Achior from the Assyrian camp, through the valley, and into the hill country, until they got to the springs of water just below Bethulia.
12 When the men of Bethulia saw the Assyrians coming with Achior, they grabbed their weapons and ran to the top of the hill where the town was built. They were able to stop the Assyrians from getting any closer by using slings to throw stones at them.