George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“All. Greek, “being in an agony, he,” &c. — Caressed. Greek, “comforted her with words of peace, and said to her, What,” &c. (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Esth 15:11
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Esth 15:11 · Douay-Rheims
“And God changed the king’s spirit into mildness, and all in haste and in fear he leaped from his throne, and holding her up in his arms, till she came to herself, caressed her with these words:”
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.