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Jdt 2:3

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

Jdt 2:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And he said that his thoughts were to bring all the earth under his empire.”
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock Catholic
1774–1849
“Empire. “The thirst of empire and riches is an old and deep-rooted cause of making war.” (Sallust. Frag.) — Greek adds, “and they (counsellors) judged that all flesh must be destroyed of those who had not complied with his order.” (Haydock) — God laughs at the vain designs of men. (Calmet)”
Source
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.