1849
A.D.
George Leo Haydock
Catholic
1774–1849
“Played. Tearing them to pieces with the greatest ease, 1 Kings xvii. 34. (Calmet)”
The interpretation timeline
Sirach 47:3
Douay-Rheims
He played with lions as with lambs: and with bears he did in like manner as with the lambs of the flock, in his youth.
2 witnesses
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900Undated
date unknown
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Glossa Ordinaria
Medieval
“He played with lions. David signifies Christ, etc., up to and gave him a name which is above every name.”
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.