The interpretation timeline

Esth 14:11

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

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Esth 14:11 · Douay-Rheims
“Give not, O Lord, thy sceptre to them that are not, lest they laugh at our ruin: but turn their counsel upon themselves, and destroy him that hath begun to rage against us.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Not idols, as they are often here designated, (Calmet and 1 Corinthians viii.) being only the imaginations of men. (Worthington) — Destroy. Greek, “Make an example of the man, who has begun (Haydock; evils. Calmet) against us.” (Haydock) — She throws the blame upon Aman, and not upon her husband. (Calmet)”
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.