2 Maccabees 14:21-23

Revised Standard Version

²¹ And the leaders^[a] set a day on which to meet by themselves. A chariot came forward from each army; seats of honor were set in place; ²² Judas posted armed men in readiness at key places to prevent sudden treachery on the part of the enemy; they held the proper conference.

²³ Nica′nor stayed on in Jerusalem and did nothing out of the way, but dismissed the flocks of people that had gathered.