George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Prince, in that town, though Manasses was king. (Menochius) — Greek, “Ozias said.””
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 13:23
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 13:23 · Douay-Rheims
“And Ozias the prince of the people of Israel, said to her: Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth.”
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.