2 Maccabees 14:11-13

Good News Translation

Demetrius Sends Nicanor to Attack Judas

¹¹ As soon as Alcimus had finished his speech, the other advisers quickly seized this opportunity to arouse Demetrius' anger against Judas, because they also hated him. ¹² So King Demetrius immediately appointed Nicanor, who was the commander of his elephant forces, to be governor of Judea, and sent him there ¹³ with orders to kill Judas, scatter his followers, and make Alcimus High Priest of the greatest Temple in all the world.