George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Of an, or, “of the army.” To take one man was judged of such consequence; and Benadad feared lest the Israelites should rise up in his defence. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
2Kgs 6:14
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
2Kgs 6:14 · Douay-Rheims
“Therefore he sent thither horses and chariots, and the strength of an army: and they came by night, and beset the city.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.