23. and to all the following countries: Sampsames, Sparta, Delos, Myndos, Sicyon, Caria, Samos, Pamphylia, Lycia, Halicarnassus, Rhodes, Phaselis, Cos, Side, Aradus, Gortyna, Cnidus, Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24. A copy of the letter was also sent to Simon the High Priest.
25. King Antiochus laid siege to Dor for the second time, keeping it under constant attack. He built siege-platforms, and his blockade kept Trypho and his men from going in or out.
26. Simon sent 2,000 well-trained soldiers to help Antiochus, as well as silver and gold and a great deal of equipment.