11. Antiochus pursued him, and Trypho fled to Dor, which is by the sea.
12. He knew that things looked bad for him and that his troops had deserted him.
13. Antiochus camped against Dor with one hundred twenty thousand warriors and eight thousand cavalry.
14. He surrounded the town, and ships joined the battle from the sea. He pressured the town from land and sea, and he didn’t let anyone leave or enter it.
15. Then Numenius and his companions arrived from Rome with letters to the kings and countries:
16. Lucius, consul of the Romans. To King Ptolemy. Greetings!
17. Jewish messengers came to us as our friends and allies to renew our ancient friendship and alliance. The high priest Simon and the Jewish people sent them.
18. They have brought us a gold shield weighing one thousand manehs.