22 Lucius sent the same letter to King Demetrius and to Attalus, Ariarathes, and Arsaces.
23 It went to every country, including Sampsames and Sparta. And it went to Caria, Pamphylia, and Lycia, as well as to the islands of Delos, Samos, Rhodes, Cos, Aradus, and Cyprus and to the cities of Myndos, Sicyon, Halicarnassus, Cnidus, Gortyna, Cyrene, Phaselis, and Side.
24 Simon the high priest also received a copy of the letter.
25 Antiochus the Seventh made a second attack against the town of Dor. His soldiers set up weapons for breaking through the wall; they fought long and hard and kept Trypho from leaving.
26 Simon wanted to help Antiochus. So he sent him 2,000 of his best soldiers, together with silver and gold and many supplies.
27 Antiochus not only refused Simon's help, but he turned against him and broke every promise he had ever made.
28 Antiochus told his trusted friend Athenobius to meet with Simon and tell him:The towns of Joppa and Gazara and the fortress in Jerusalem are now under your control. But these places,