Chap. I. Of the kyngdome of Salomon, to whom the LORDE appeareth, and Salomon maketh his prayer vnto him.

Chap. II. How Salomon deuyseth to buylde the temple of the LORDE.

Chap. III. How he begynneth to buylde, and after what fa&esset;shion.

Chap. IIII. Of the ornamentes of the temple.

Chap. V. The Arke is broughte in to the temple, &c.

Chap. VI. Salomon speaketh vnto the people prayseth God, and beseketh him to heare soch as make their prayer in the temple.

Chap. VII. The fyre commeth from heauen, & consumeth the sacrifice. The kynge & the people offre. The LORDE appeareth vnto Salomon, and promyseth to heare him.

Chap. VIII. Salomon buyldeth cities, and subdueth the Heythen. Of his captaynes and of his wife.

Chap. IX. The Quene of Saba bringeth presentes vnto Salomon, & receaueth giftes of him. Salomon dyeth.

Chap. X. Roboam oppressynge the people, maketh them to fall awaye from him.

Chap. XI. The LORDE wil not suffre Roboam kynge of Iuda & B&ebar; Iamin to fighte agaynst Israel. He buyldeth cities.

Chap. XII. Roboam forsaketh the lawe of the LORDE. The kynge of Egipte commeth vpon him. The LORDE delyuereth him.

Chap. XIII. Of Abia & Ieroboam & their warres.

Chap. XIIII. XV. Of kynge Asa.

Chap. XVI. Baesa c&obar;meth vp against Asa, which agreeth with him, therfore is he rebuked.

Chap. XVII. Of the reigne of Iosaphat.

Chap. XVIII. Iosaphat maketh frendshippe with Achab, and helpeth him to fight.

Chap. XIX. Iehu rebuketh Iosaphat for helpynge the vngodly. Iosaphat amendeth, and lyueth well.

Chap. XX. The Moabites & Ammonites with the Syrians and Edomites go forth agaynst Iosaphat, which prayeth vnto God, and he helpeth him.

Chap. XXI. Iosaphat dyeth. Ioram his sonne is made kynge, slayeth his brethren, and forsaketh the LORDE. Edom falleth awaye from Iuda. God punysheth Ioram.

Chap. XXII. Ochosias is made kinge, and taketh parte with Achabs sonne.

Chap. XXIII. Ioiada maketh Ioas kynge, & commaundeth to slaye Athalia.

Chap. XXIIII. Whyle Ioiada lyueth, kynge Ioas doth well, but after his death he forsaketh the LORDE: And because Zacharias reproueth him, he c&obar;maundeth to stone him to death. His awne seruauntes kyll him vpon his bed.

Chap. XXV. Of kynge Amasias, which smyteth the Edomites. He worshippeth their Idols, therfore the prophet reproueth him. He wyll nedes fight with the kynge of Israel, which ouercommeth him and taketh him.

Chap. XXVI. Of kynge Osias otherwyse called Vsia or Azarias: of his buyldinges, & how he became leper for his presumpcion.

Chap. XXVII. Of Iothams reigne, of his buyldinges, and of his warres.

Chap. XXVIII. Of the wicked kynge Achas.

Chap. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. Of the verteous kynge Ezechias, and of his noble actes.

Chap. XXXII. Sennacherib layeth sege to Ierusalem, Ezechias comforteth the people. Sennacherib threateneth, but the LORDE delyuereth Iuda. Ezechias is sicke and recouereth.

Chap. XXXIII. Of the reigne of Manasses, and of his amendment from his wickednes. Of kynge Ammon his sonne.

Chap. XXXIIII. XXXV. Of the reigne and most vertuous actes of kynge Iosias, and of his death.

Chap. XXXVI. Thre monethes reigneth Ioachas, after whom reigneth Eliachim otherwyse called Ioachim, whom Nabuchodonosor carieth vnto Babilon, and in his steade reigneth Ioachim his sonne, which also is led awaye captayne vnto Babilon. Sedechias is made kynge, and at the last caried awaye presoner with all the people, and Ierusalem destroyed.

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