23. and to all the regions, and to Lampsacus and to the Spartans, and to Delos, and Myndos, and Sicyon, and Caria, and Samos, and Pamphylia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24. Moreover, they wrote a copy of these things to Simon, the leader of the priests and the people of the Jews.
25. But king Antiochus positioned his camp near Dora a second time, moving his hand against it continually, and making machines of war. And he enclosed Trypho, lest he escape.
26. And Simon sent two thousand chosen men to him as auxiliaries, and silver, and gold, and an abundance of equipment.
27. And he was not willing to receive them, but he broke all of the pact that he made with him before, and he alienated himself from him.
28. And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his friends, to deal with him, saying: "You hold Joppa and Gazara, and the stronghold that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my kingdom.
29. You have desolated their parts, and you have caused a great scourging in the land, and you have become ruler throughout many places in my kingdom.