11
Immediately, he sent a message into the coastal cities, summoning them to purchase Jews as slaves, promising ninety persons a talent. But he didn't anticipate the judgment that was coming from the almighty.
9
Nicanor, Patroclus' son, one of the king's most important political advisors, was immediately chosen and sent with a military unit of no fewer than twenty thousand men of various nationalities to eliminate Judea's entire population. He also sent with him Gorgias, a general experienced in military affairs.
10
Nicanor agreed to raise the payment that the king owed the Romans—two thousand talents—by selling the Jewish prisoners of war.
11
Immediately, he sent a message into the coastal cities, summoning them to purchase Jews as slaves, promising ninety persons a talent. But he didn't anticipate the judgment that was coming from the almighty.
12
When news of Nicanor's plan reached Judas, he told those with him about the imminent appearance of the military force.
13
The cowardly and those who didn't trust God's judgment ran away and hid themselves.