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In the year one hundred and seventy-four Antiochus entered into the land of this fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that few were left with Tryphon.
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And king Antiochus pursued after him, and he fled along by the sea coast and came to Dora.
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For he perceived that evils were gathered together upon him, and his troops had forsaken him.
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And Antiochus camped above Dora with a hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen:
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And he invested the city, and the ships drew near by sea: and they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in, or to go out.
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And Numenius, and they that had been with him, came from the city of Rome, having letters written to the kings, and countries, the contents whereof were these:
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Lucius the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.
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The ambassadors of the Jews our friends came to us, to renew the former friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and the people of the Jews.
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And they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand pounds.
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It hath seemed good therefore to us to write to the kings, and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries: and that they should give no aid to them that fight against them.
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And it hath seemed good to us to received the shield of them.