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• He approved of Maccabeus and left him as military and civil governor of the territory from Ptolemais to the region of the Gerrenes. (2 Maccabees 13, 24)

• "Those Jews called Hasideans, led by Judas Maccabeus, are warmongers, who stir up sedition and keep the kingdom from enjoying peace and quiet. (2 Maccabees 14, 6)

• Stirred up by the villain's calumnies, the king became enraged. He wrote to Nicanor, stating that he was displeased with the treaty, and ordering him to send Maccabeus as a prisoner to Antioch without delay. (2 Maccabees 14, 27)

• But Maccabeus noticed that Nicanor was becoming cool in his dealings with him, and acting with unaccustomed rudeness when they met; he concluded that this coldness betokened no good. So he gathered together a large number of his men, and went into hiding from Nicanor. (2 Maccabees 14, 30)

• But Maccabeus remained confident, fully convinced that he would receive help from the LORD. (2 Maccabees 15, 7)

• Maccabeus, contemplating the hosts before him, their elaborate equipment, and the fierceness of their elephants, stretched out his hands toward heaven and called upon the LORD who works miracles; for he knew that it is not through arms but through the LORD'S decision that victory is won by those who deserve it. (2 Maccabees 15, 21)