The interpretation timeline

Esth 12:1

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Esth 12:1 · Douay-Rheims
“And he abode at that time in the king’s court with Bagatha and Thara the king’s eunuchs, who were porters of the palace.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“At that time, is not in Greek. Capellus therefore argues in vain against the Greek author, as if this event took place in the 2d year. (Houbigant) — The expression often occurs in Scripture, without determining the precise time. (Haydock)”
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.