1 Maccabees 15:13-15

Common English Bible

¹³ Antiochus camped against Dor with one hundred twenty thousand warriors and eight thousand cavalry. ¹⁴ He surrounded the town, and ships joined the battle from the sea. He pressured the town from land and sea, and he didn’t let anyone leave or enter it.

Rome supports the Jews

¹⁵ Then Numenius and his companions arrived from Rome with letters to the kings and countries: