George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Archers. Greek adds, “a mixed multitude,” not bearing arms, Exodus xii. 38.”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 2:11
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 2:11 · Douay-Rheims
“And he went forth he and all the army, with the chariots, and horsemen, and archers, who covered the face of the earth, like locusts.”
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.