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.
14
Some were selling all they possessed while at the same time calling on the Lord to rescue those whom Nicanor had sold even before they met.