14 and surrounded the town. At the same time, his ships attacked from the sea, and the people of Dor were trapped.
15 Meanwhile, Numenius and the other messengers returned to Jerusalem from Rome with letters to different countries and rulers. One of the letters said:
16 Lucius, a Roman official, sends greetings to King Ptolemy of Egypt.
17 Simon the high priest and the Jewish people have sent messengers to Rome to make sure that Jews and Romans are still friends and allies.
18 These messengers brought us a gold shield that weighs almost 570 kilograms.
19-20 We are keeping this gift and writing letters to countries and kings, warning them not to cause any trouble for the Jews.Please don't attack the towns or country of the Jews or help any enemies who do.
21 If troublemakers escape from their country and come to you, they must be sent back to Simon the high priest, who will punish them according to the Law of Moses.