1 Maccabees 15:14-16

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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:

¹⁶ Lucius the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting.