And the children of Israel who had returned from the slaughter took what remained; and the villages and the cities, which were in the mountains and on the plain, obtained many spoils, for their number was very great.
Then Joacim the high priest and the elders of the children of Israel who lived in Jerusalem came to behold the good things that God had done for Israel, and to see Judith and greet her.
And when they came to her, they blessed her with one accord and said to her,
"You are the exaltation of Jerusalem, you are the great glory of Israel, you are the great rejoicing of our nation.