11. And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora.
12. For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him.
13. And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen:
14. And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out.
15. And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:
16. Lucius the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.
17. The ambassadors of the Jews our friends came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and the people of the Jews.
18. And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.
19. It hath seemed good therefore to us to write to the kings, and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.
20. And it hath seemed good to us to received the shield of them.
21. If therefore any pestilent men are fled out of their country to you, deliver them to Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their law.
22. These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,
23. And to all the countries; and to Lampsacus, and to the Spartans, and to Delus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samus, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Alicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24. And they wrote a copy thereof to Simon the high priest, and to the people of the Jews.
25. But king Antiochus moved his camp to Dora the second time, assaulting it continually, and making engines: and shut up Tryphon, that he could not go out.
26. And Simon sent to him two thousand chosen men to aid him, silver also, and gold, and abundance of furniture.
27. And he would not receive them, but broke all the covenant that he had made with him before, and alienated himself from him.
28. And he sent to him Athenobius one of his friends, to treat with him, saying: You hold Joppe, and Gazara, and the castle that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom: