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In the one hundred and forty-ninth year word came to Judas and his men that Antiochus Eupator was coming with a great army against Judea, (2 Maccabees 13, 1)
But when Judas heard of this, he ordered the people to call upon the Lord day and night, now if ever to help those who were on the point of being deprived of the law and their country and the holy temple, (2 Maccabees 13, 10)
When they had all joined in the same petition and had besought the merciful Lord with weeping and fasting and lying prostrate for three days without ceasing, Judas exhorted them and ordered them to stand ready. (2 Maccabees 13, 12)
Judas sent in to the garrison whatever was necessary. (2 Maccabees 13, 20)
The king negotiated a second time with the people in Beth-zur, gave pledges, received theirs, withdrew, attacked Judas and his men, was defeated; (2 Maccabees 13, 22)
Three years later, word came to Judas and his men that Demetrius, the son of Seleucus, had sailed into the harbor of Tripolis with a strong army and a fleet, (2 Maccabees 14, 1)
"Those of the Jews who are called Hasideans, whose leader is Judas Maccabeus, are keeping up war and stirring up sedition, and will not let the kingdom attain tranquillity. (2 Maccabees 14, 6)
For as long as Judas lives, it is impossible for the government to find peace." (2 Maccabees 14, 10)
When he had said this, the rest of the king's friends, who were hostile to Judas, quickly inflamed Demetrius still more. (2 Maccabees 14, 11)
with orders to kill Judas and scatter his men, and to set up Alcimus as high priest of the greatest temple. (2 Maccabees 14, 13)
And the Gentiles throughout Judea, who had fled before Judas, flocked to join Nicanor, thinking that the misfortunes and calamities of the Jews would mean prosperity for themselves. (2 Maccabees 14, 14)
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)
