25
King Antiochus besieged Dor for the second time, continually throwing his forces against it and making engines of war; and he shut Trypho up and kept him from going out or in.
26
And Simon sent to Antiochus two thousand picked troops, to fight for him, and silver and gold and a large amount of military equipment.
27
But he refused to receive them, and broke all the agreements he formerly had made with Simon, and became estranged from him.
28
He sent to him Athenobius, one of his Friends, to confer with him, saying, "You hold control of Joppa and Gazara and the citadel in Jerusalem; they are cities of my kingdom.
29
You have devastated their territory, you have done great damage in the land, and you have taken possession of many places in my kingdom.
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