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Ptolemy at once appointed Nicanor, son of Patroclus, one of the king's first Friends, and sent him at the head of some twenty thousand men coming from all nations, with the order to wipe out all the Jews. At his side, he put Gorgias, a general of much experience in matters of war. (2 Maccabees 8, 9)
Nicanor intended to raise two thousand talents by the sale of Jewish slaves in order to pay for the tribute the king owed to the Romans. (2 Maccabees 8, 10)
When Judas learned that Nicanor had come with a great army, he told his men about this. (2 Maccabees 8, 12)
Still others sold everything they owned and asked God to deliver from the impious Nicanor those who had been sold even before any battle. (2 Maccabees 8, 14)
He ordered that the Sacred Book be read, and he gave them their watchword "Help from God"; then, he himself led the first battalion, and fell on Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 8, 23)
The thrice-as-wretched Nicanor, who had brought thousands of merchants to buy the Jews, (2 Maccabees 8, 34)
When Antiochus came to Ecbatana, he was informed of what had happened to the two generals - Nicanor and Timotheus - in Israel. (2 Maccabees 9, 3)
But the commanders of the different regions, Timotheus and Apollonius, the son of Genneus, as well as Hieronymus and Domophenes, and Nicanor, the leader of the Cypriots, would not let them live in peace and quiet. (2 Maccabees 12, 2)
And the king immediately chose Nicanor, who commanded the squadron of elephants, and appointed him military commissioner of Judea (2 Maccabees 14, 12)
The pagans who had earlier escaped from Judea for fear of Judas, flocked in great number to Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and defeat of the Jews would mean victory for them. (2 Maccabees 14, 14)
When the men of Judas learned about the coming of Nicanor and the invasion of Nicanor was coming and about the invasion of the pagans, they sprinkled dust upon their heads, and called on Him who had established his people forever, and had each time protected his people by wonderful manifestations. (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
Simon, the brother of Judas, had attacked Nicanor, but his men were suddenly confounded by the enemies, suffering a slight setback. (2 Maccabees 14, 17)