1 Antiochus son of Demetrius the king sent a letter from the islands of the sea to Simon the priest and governor of the Jews, and to all the nation. (WEB) 2 Its contents follow: “King Antiochus to Simon the chief priest and governor, and to the nation of the Jews, greetings. (WEB) 3 Whereas certain troublemakers have made themselves masters of the kingdom of our fathers, but my purpose is to claim the kingdom, that I may restore it as it was before; and moreover I have raised a multitude of foreign soldiers, and have prepared warships; (WEB) 4 moreover I plan to land in the country, that I may punish those who have destroyed our country, and those who have made many cities in the kingdom desolate; (WEB) 5 now therefore I confirm to you all the tax remissions which the kings who were before me remitted to you, and whatever gifts besides they remitted to you, (WEB) 6 and I permit you to coin money for your country with your own stamp, (WEB) 7 but that Jerusalem and the sanctuary should be free. All the weapons that you have prepared, and the strongholds that you have built, which you have in your possession, let them remain yours. (WEB) 8 Every debt owed to the king, and the things that will be owed to the king from henceforth and for evermore, let them be remitted to you. (WEB) 9 Moreover, when we have established our kingdom, we will glorify you and your nation and the temple with great glory, so that your glory will be made manifest in all the earth. (WEB) 10 In the one hundred seventy-fourth year, Antiochus went into the land of his fathers; and all the forces came together to him, so that there were few men with Tryphon. (WEB) 11 King Antiochus pursued him, and he came, as he fled, to Dor, which is by the sea; (WEB) 12 for he knew that troubles had come upon him all at once, and that his forces had deserted him. (WEB) 13 Antiochus encamped against Dor, and with him one hundred twenty thousand men of war and eight thousand cavalry. (WEB) 14 He surrounded the city, and the ships joined in the attack from the sea. He harassed the city by land and sea, and permitted no one to go out or in. (WEB) 15 Numenius and his company came from Rome, having letters to the kings and to the countries, in which were written these things: (WEB) 16 “Lucius, consul of the Romans, to King Ptolemy, greetings. (WEB) 17 The Jews’ ambassadors came to us as our friends and allies, to renew the old friendship and alliance, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews. (WEB) 18 Moreover they brought a shield of gold weighing one thousand minas. (WEB) 19 It pleased us therefore to write to the kings and to the countries, that they should not seek their harm or fight against them, their cities, and their country, or be allies… (WEB) 20 … (WEB)
1 Maccabees 15:1–41
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1 Maccabees 11:28–30
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1 Maccabees 12:4–6
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1 Maccabees 13:34–36
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1 Maccabees 16:17–19
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