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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33

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Verse 1

Kings. Greek, "they sent to him ambassadors, with proposals for peace, saying: Behold we, the servants of Nabuchodonosor, the great king, lay before thee; use us as thou thinkest best," &c. These proposals were made by those on the sea-coast, from Sidon and Tyre to Ascalon, from whom Holofernes took "the choicest men," being received with honour, ver. 10. (Haydock) --- Syria, &c. These are not specified in the Greek. --- Sobal, or Soba, (1 Kings xiv. 47.) near Damascus, where Ptolemy (v.) places Samoulis. --- Lybia seems too remote, and had not been attacked: some therefore would read Lycia, or Lygia, (Herodotus vii. 72.) or rather Lydia, (Calmet) which Holofernes had "cut in pieces," according to the Greek, chap. ii. 13. (Haydock)

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Verse 2

Great. This was his usual title, Daniel ii. 30., and 4 Kings xviii. 19. (Calmet) --- Slavery. Yet they make an unconditional submission. (Haydock) --- It is better for us to submit to servitude than to be slaughtered like our brethren. (Menochius)

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Verse 3

Sight, at thy disposal, Genesis xiii. 9., and Proverbs xv. 11.

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Verse 10

Lights. Torches were used to testify joy, 2 Machabees iv. 22.

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Verse 11

Though. Greek, "He demolished all their borders, and cut down their groves."

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Verse 13

Called. Greek, "Worshipped by all nations, and that all their tongues and tribes might call him god." (Haydock) --- Behold to what lengths ambition may be carried. If he had only claimed a place among the other pagan deities, his title was as good as theirs. (Calmet) --- He is a figure of Antichrist; for whom all heretics pave the way, 2 Thessalonians ii. (Worthington)

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Verse 14

Apamea, on the river Orontes, between which and the river Eleutherus, lay the Mesopotamia here mentioned. --- Idumeans, or to "Rama," near Gabaa, which was on the north of Jerusalem; whereas Idumea lay far to the south. (Calmet) --- Yet (Haydock) Gabaa may designate a mountainous country, as 1 Kings vii. 1., (Menochius) and there is no reason why Idumea might not have felt the power of Holofernes, as well as Madian, &c. (Haydock) --- The order of conquests in not observed, (Menochius) for while the commander-in-chief was in one place, his generals were dispersed into different parts. He had now advanced as far as Gabaa of Saul, (Haydock) when meditating a serious attack upon Egypt, he thought proper to concentrate his forces; little expecting to meet with such a check at Bethulia. (Calmet) --- Greek, "He came to Esdrelon, near Dotaia, (or Dothaim, north of Sichem) which is opposite the great saw of Judea," or the range of mountains of Ephraim. (Calmet) --- Old Vulgate, "of Juda," dividing it from Idumea. The kings of Israel had fortified the defiles, 3 Kings xv. 17.

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Verse 15

Took. Greek, "encamped between Gaba and Scythopolis, (Bethsan, Josue xvii. 11.) and he was there a month of days, to collect all the burden of his army."

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Verse 18

CHAPTER III.

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Bibliographical Information
Haydock, George Leo. "Commentary on Judith 3". "Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/hcc/judith-3.html. 1859.

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