1 Maccabees 8:1DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 1 of 32
"Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power."
In context
1Now Judas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are powerful and strong, and willingly agree to all things that are requested of them: and that whosoever have come to them, they have made amity with them, and that they are mighty in power.
2And they heard of their battles, and their noble acts, which they had done in Galatia, how they conquered them, and brought them under tribute:
3And how great things they had done in the land of Spain, and that they had brought under their power the mines of silver and of gold that are there, and had gotten possession of all the place by their counsel and patience: