24:1
Nicanor is sent against Yehudah and initially tries deceit before open war.
24:2
He threatens the House and boasts that he will destroy its sanctity after defeating Yehudah.
24:3
Yehudah’s forces prevail and Nicanor is killed.
24:4
The day of deliverance is remembered because the threat against the sanctuary is reversed upon the one who issued it.