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2 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Judith 13:6ISBE
Then she came to the pillar of the bed, which was at Holofernes’ head, and took down his fauchion from thence,
- Judith 16:9ISBE
Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty took his mind prisoner, and the fauchion passed through his neck.
In the reference works
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 2 references
sim'-i-tar, -ter (akindke): Formerly given as "fauchion" in the King James Version Judith 13:6; 16:9, the weapon which Judith took down from the rail of the bed at Holofernes' head, and with which she severed his head from his body.
Texts: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.