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The 3. booke of Kings which is called the first of the kings, contayning both the story of Salo. & of some other kings, & is deuided into 3, principall parts, the 1. of Sal. the 2. of Roboam Salo. son, & of some other kings, the 3. of the wicked K. Achab, & of ye most vngodly Q. Ies. & also of Eliah the prophet.
The storie of Sal. is deuided into three parts.
Before his building the temple, from
the beginning of the 5. chap. besides the sto∣rie of Dauids olde age, in the 1. chap. and of his death in the 2. is discribed the consecrati∣on of King Sallomon, his wisdome, Iustice, and renowne: whereof Christ also maketh mencion in the 6. chap: of Mathew.
In the building of the Temple, first how he dealeth with King Hiram about the mat∣ter, then the fashion; and lastly the frame & buildings from the 5. to the 8. Chap.
After the building of the Temple, from the 8. chap: to the 12. doth follow: First the hallowing of the Temple, and prayer of Sa∣lomon: then the building of Citties, and the magnificence of Salomon: after which both lust and fearefull Idollatrie did ensue; & for the same, the kingdome of Israell was deui∣ded into two partes, and Ieroboham was stir∣red vp againste Salomon; so florishing king∣domes are wont to decay, faint, and in the end by Idollatrie to perish altogether: lastly Salomon is saued through the blessed seede of the woman: He dieth in peace, & is buri∣ed in the Cittie of his father Dauid.
The 2. parte, from the 12. to the 17. be∣sides the storie of certaine kinges, cōteyneth the seperatiō of ye kingdome of Israell, from the kingdome of Iudah.
The 3. part, from the 17. chap: vnto the
ende of the booke, conteyneth both the in•• pietie, wrong and tyranie, of King Achab, & Queene I••••abell, and also the prayer, constā∣cie, and flight of the Prophet Elias, and his personall fasting 40. daies & this booke may be very famous, because of king Salomon & the prophet Elias: who reigned not only in earth; but in heauen also.