Znaleziono 43 Wyniki dla: Nicanor
When the Jews heard of Nicanor's coming and the gathering of the Gentiles, they sprinkled dust upon their heads and prayed to him who established his own people for ever and always upholds his own heritage by manifesting himself. (2 Maccabees 14, 15)
Simon, the brother of Judas, had encountered Nicanor, but had been temporarily checked because of the sudden consternation created by the enemy. (2 Maccabees 14, 17)
Nevertheless Nicanor, hearing of the valor of Judas and his men and their courage in battle for their country, shrank from deciding the issue by bloodshed. (2 Maccabees 14, 18)
Nicanor stayed on in Jerusalem and did nothing out of the way, but dismissed the flocks of people that had gathered. (2 Maccabees 14, 23)
But when Alcimus noticed their good will for one another, he took the covenant that had been made and went to Demetrius. He told him that Nicanor was disloyal to the government, for he had appointed that conspirator against the kingdom, Judas, to be his successor. (2 Maccabees 14, 26)
The king became excited and, provoked by the false accusations of that depraved man, wrote to Nicanor, stating that he was displeased with the covenant and commanding him to send Maccabeus to Antioch as a prisoner without delay. (2 Maccabees 14, 27)
When this message came to Nicanor, he was troubled and grieved that he had to annul their agreement when the man had done no wrong. (2 Maccabees 14, 28)
But Maccabeus, noticing that Nicanor was more austere in his dealings with him and was meeting him more rudely than had been his custom, concluded that this austerity did not spring from the best motives. So he gathered not a few of his men, and went into hiding from Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 14, 30)
A certain Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, was denounced to Nicanor as a man who loved his fellow citizens and was very well thought of and for his good will was called father of the Jews. (2 Maccabees 14, 37)
Nicanor, wishing to exhibit the enmity which he had for the Jews, sent more than five hundred soldiers to arrest him; (2 Maccabees 14, 39)
When Nicanor heard that Judas and his men were in the region of Samaria, he made plans to attack them with complete safety on the day of rest. (2 Maccabees 15, 1)
This Nicanor in his utter boastfulness and arrogance had determined to erect a public monument of victory over Judas and his men. (2 Maccabees 15, 6)