George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“King. Greek adds, “of all the earth.””
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 11:1
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 11:1 · Douay-Rheims
“Then Holofernes said to her: Be of good comfort, and fear not in thy heart: for I have never hurt a man that was willing to serve Nabuchodonosor the king.”
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.