3 Kings — Book front (modern spelling)

The Original Douay-Rheims (1582/1609), orthography normalized only: spelling regularized and apparatus names modernized, while the 1609 vocabulary, pronouns, and -eth/-est endings are kept. The argument follows directly upon the close of 2 Kings on the same printed page.

The Argument of the Third Book of Kings

With commemoration of king David's old age, of his appointing a successour, and of his death, in the first and part of the second chapters, this book containeth two other principal parts: the former is of king Salomon: of his entrance to the kingdom; his devotion; wisdom; magnificence; riches; great family; building of the Temple, and other sumptuous palaces; of his fall also into luxury, and idolatry, in the rest of the second chapter to the end of the eleventh. The other part sheweth the division of the kingdom; only two tribes remaining to Roboam, Salomon's son, with title of king of Juda; and ten passing to Jeroboam his servant, called king of Israel. So follow the several reigns of Abias, Asa, and Josaphat kings of Juda: and of Madab, Baasa, Ela, Zambri, Amri, Achab with Jezabel, and Ochozias kings of Israel: with the preaching, miracles, and other acts of Abias, Elias, Eliseus, and other prophets. in the other eleven chapters.