Then Bagoas went in and knocked at the door of the tent; for he thought that he had slept with Judith.
But, because no one answered, he opened it and went into the bedroom;
and he found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head had been taken from him. Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping and sighing and a mighty cry, and he tore his garments.
After this, he went into the tent where Judith lodged, and when he did not find her, he dashed out to the people and cried,
These slaves have dealt treacherously; one woman of the Hebrews has brought shame on the house of king Nebuchadnezzar;