2 Maccabees 8:12

12 Word came to Judas concerning Nicanor's invasion; and when he told his companions of the arrival of the army,

2 Maccabees 8:12 In-Context

10 Nicanor determined to make up for the king the tribute due to the Romans, two thousand talents, by selling the captured Jews into slavery.

11 So he immediately sent to the towns on the seacoast, inviting them to buy Jewish slaves and promising to hand over ninety slaves for a talent, not expecting the judgment from the Almighty that was about to overtake him.

12 Word came to Judas concerning Nicanor's invasion; and when he told his companions of the arrival of the army,

13 those who were cowardly and distrustful of God's justice ran off and got away.

14 Others sold all their remaining property, and at the same time implored the Lord to rescue those who had been sold by the ungodly Nicanor before he ever met them,