Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are valiant men, and have pleasure in all who join themselves to them, and make friends with all who come to them,
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Romans. Many historians, Livy, Plutarch, and so forth record the same. Worthington.—Things. Greek “people who join them.” Bible.—They comply with their just requests. Menochius.—The Scripture speaks of the fine times of the republic and gives this temporal reward to the virtues of the Romans, which they so greatly sought, and to which alone they were entitled. Calmet.—“Hitherto, says Florus, the Roman people were beautiful, noble, pious, holy, and magnificent.” The Jews, first among the eastern nations, employed their friendship to secure their liberty. Facile tunc Romanis de alieno lagrientibus, Just. xxxvi.