George Leo Haydock, on Jdt 4:14

“So they being moved by this exhortation of his, prayed to the Lord, and continued in the sight of the Lord.”

“Apamea, on the river Orontes, between which and the river Eleutherus, lay the Mesopotamia here mentioned. — Idumeans, or to “Rama,” near Gabaa, which was on the north of Jerusalem; whereas Idumea lay far to the south. (Calmet) — Yet (Haydock) Gabaa may designate a mountainous country, as 1 Kings vii. 1., (Menochius) and there is no reason why Idumea might not have felt the power of Holofernes, as well as Madian, &c. (Haydock) — The order of conquests is not observed, (Menochius) for while the commander-in-chief was in one place, his generals were dispersed into different parts. He had now advanced as far as Gabaa of Saul, (Haydock) when meditating a serious attack upon Egypt, he thought proper to concentrate his forces; little expecting to meet with such a check at Bethulia. (Calmet) — Greek, “He came to Esdrelon, near Dotaia, (or Dothaim, north of Sichem) which is opposite the great saw of Judea,” or the range of mountains of Ephraim. (Calmet) — Old Vulgate, “of Juda,” dividing it from Idumea. The kings of Israel had fortified the defiles, 3 Kings xv. 17.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.