George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Chamberlains. Greek, “life-guards, not to hinder her; and she remained in the camp three days.” (Haydock)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 12:6
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 12:6 · Douay-Rheims
“And he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in, to adore her God as she pleased, for three days.”
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.