George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Secret. Literally, “mystery,” Tobias xii. 7. (Calmet) — Abditos principis sensus exquirere illicitum. (Tacitus, An. vi.)”
The interpretation timeline
Jdt 2:2
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Jdt 2:2 · Douay-Rheims
“And he called all the ancients, and all the governors, and his officers of war, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel:”
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.