21. If therefore any pestilent fellows have fled from their country to you, deliver them to Simon the high priest, that he may take vengeance on them according to their law.
22. And the same things wrote he to Demetrius the king, and to Attalus, and to Arathes, and to Arsaces,
23. and to all the countries, and to Sampsames, and to the Spartans, and to Delos, and to Myndos, and to Sicyon, and to Caria, and to Samos, and to Pamphylia, and to Lycia, and to Halicarnassus, and to Rhodes, and to Phaselis, and to Cos, and to Side, and to Aradus, and Gortyna, and Cnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene.
24. But the copy hereof they wrote to Simon the high priest.
25. But Antiochus the king encamped against Dor the second day, bringing his forces up to it continually, and making engines of war, and he shut up Tryphon from going in or out.
26. And Simon sent him two thousand chosen men to fight on his side; and silver, and gold, and instruments of war in abundance.
27. And he would not receive them, but set at nothing all the covenants which he had made with him aforetime, and was estranged from him.
28. And he sent to him Athenobius, one of his Friends, to commune with him, saying, You⌃ hold possession of Joppa and Gazara, and the citadel that is in Jerusalem, cities of my kingdom.
29. The borders thereof you⌃ have wasted, and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of many places in my kingdom.
30. Now therefore deliver up the cities which you⌃ have taken, and the tributes of the places whereof you⌃ have gotten dominion without the borders of Judaea:
31. or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver; and for the harm that you⌃ have done, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents: or else we will come and subdue you.
32. And Athenobius the king’s Friend came to Jerusalem; and he saw the glory of Simon, and the cupboard of gold and silver vessels, and his great attendance, and he was amazed; and he reported to him the king’s words.
33. And Simon answered, and said to him, We have neither taken other men’s land, nor have we possession of that which appertains to others, but of the inheritance of our fathers; howbeit, it was had in possession of our enemies wrongfully for a certain time.
34. But we, having opportunity, hold fast the inheritance of our fathers.
35. But as touching Joppa and Gazara, which you demand, they did great harm among the people throughout our country, we will give a hundred talents for them. And he answered him not a word,
36. but returned in a rage to the king, and reported to him these words, and the glory of Simon, and all that he had seen: and the king was exceeding angry.
37. But Tryphon embarked on board a ship, and fled to Orthosia.