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.
34 Nicanor laughed and made fun of the priests and leaders. He even spit on them and made them unfit to serve God. He was so arrogant
35 and angry that he said, “If Judas and his soldiers aren't handed over to me immediately, I'll return here and destroy your temple just as soon as I defeat him.” Nicanor was furious when he left.