22. These same things were written to king Demetrius, and to Attalus, and to Ariarathes, and to Arsaces,
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.