Rashi
Jewish
1040–1105
“Obese. Fat.”
The interpretation timeline
Judg 3:17
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
1 Jewish · 1 Catholic · 1 Lutheran
Judg 3:17 · Douay-Rheims
“And he presented the gifts to Eglon king of Moab. Now Eglon was exceeding fat.”
Scholastic
c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
744 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Fat. The ancient version used by St. Augustine had, “lean,” which he justly took in an ironical sense. Septuagint asteios, signifies “beautiful and genteel.” (Calmet) — Serarius explains it in the same sense as the Vulgate. (Menochius)”
1875
A.D.
Keil & Delitzsch
Lutheran
1861–1875
“Provided with this weapon, he brought the present to king Eglon, who - as is also mentioned as a preparation for what follows - was a very fat man.”
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.