24. The two men became the best of friends, and Judas was Nicanor's constant companion.
25. Nicanor urged him to marry and start a family. So Judas did this and settled down to a peaceful life.
26. When Alcimus noticed how well Judas and Nicanor were getting along, he obtained a copy of the treaty and went to see King Demetrius. He told the king that Nicanor was disloyal to the government, because he had appointed the traitor Judas to be his successor.
27. These false accusations infuriated the king, and in his anger he wrote to Nicanor, informing him that he was dissatisfied with the treaty and ordering him to arrest Judas Maccabaeus and send him to Antioch at once.