27 When Nicanor and his large army arrived in Jerusalem, he sent messengers with false promises of peace to Judas and his brothers.
28 The messengers said, “Let's not get into a fight! A few of my bodyguards and I just want to have a friendly talk with you here in your camp.”
29 Nicanor gave orders for his bodyguards to kidnap Judas. So Nicanor went with them to the camp, where Nicanor greeted him like a friend.
30 But Judas found out what Nicanor had in mind, and he was frightened and refused to meet with him.
31 When Nicanor realized that he could not trick Judas, he attacked him near the town of Caphar-Salama.
32 Nicanor lost about 500 soldiers in the battle, before the rest of his army retreated to the fortress in Jerusalem.
33 Sometime later, Nicanor went up to Mount Zion, where he was met by some priests and leaders outside the temple. They welcomed him peacefully and showed him how they offered sacrifices as a way of asking God to bless King Demetrius.