Baruch
I fear not war. Let us have done with slavery!
A Voice
Zedekiah hath sworn an oath of peace.
Voices
The oath matters nothing.—Let him break his oath.—No oath need be kept with the heathen.
Other Voices
[Exultant, coming from the street] Abimelech!—Hail Abimelech!—Abimelech, our leader!
[Groups crowd round Abimelech, the general, and acclaim him]
Voices