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The Bible, Douay-Rheims Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible, Douay-Rheims novel. A total of 821 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old and New Testaments, Complete.THE BOOK OF GENESIS This book is so called from its treating of the GENERATION, that is, of the creation and the beginning of the world. The Hebrews call it BERESITH, from the Word with which it be
- 201 6:9. So he built the house, and finished it: and he covered the house with roofs of cedar.6:10. And he built a floor over all the house, five cubits in height, and he covered the house with timber of cedar.6:11. And the word of the Lord came to Solomon, 6
- 202 7:19. And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars, were of lily work, in the porch of four cubits.7:20. And again there were other chapiters on the top of the pillars above, according to the measure of the pillar over against the network: and
- 203 8:13. Building, I have built a house for thy dwelling, to be thy most firm throne for ever.8:14. And the king turned his face, and blessed all the a.s.sembly of Israel: for all the a.s.sembly of Israel stood.8:15. And Solomon said: Blessed be the Lord the
- 204 8:62. And the king, and all Israel with him, offered victims before the Lord.8:63. And Solomon slew victims of peace offerings, which he sacrificed to the Lord, two and twenty thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king, and all the
- 205 10:12. And the king made of the thyine trees the rails of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house: and citterns and harps for singers: there were no such thyine trees as these brought nor seen unto this day.) 10:13. And king Solomon gave the q
- 206 11:30. And Ahias taking his new garment, wherewith he was clad, divided it into twelve parts: 11:31. And he said to Jeroboam: Take to thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the G.o.d of Israel: Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon
- 207 Bethel and Dan... Bethel was a city of the tribe of Ephraim in the southern part of the dominions of Jeroboam, about six leagues from Jerusalem; Dan was in the extremity of his dominions to the north in the confines of Syria.12:30. And this thing became a
- 208 14:6. Ahias heard the sound of her feet, coming in at the door, and said: Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam: why dost thou feign thyself to be another? But I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.14:7. Go, and tell Jeroboam: Thus saith the Lord, the G.o.d of Is
- 209 15:18. Then Asa took all the silver and gold that remained in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and delivered it into the hands of his servants: and sent them to Benadad, son of Tabremon, the son of Hez
- 210 16:30. And Achab, the son of Amri, did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.16:31. Nor was it enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat: but he also took to wife Jezabel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Sido
- 211 18:17. And when he had seen him, he said: Art thou he that troublest Israel?18:18. And he said: I have not troubled Israel, but thou and thy father's house, who have forsaken the commandments of the Lord, and have followed Baalim.18:19. Nevertheless
- 212 19:15. And the Lord said to him: Go, and return on thy way, through the desert, to Damascus: and when thou art come thither, thou shalt anoint Hazael to be king over Syria; 19:16. And thou shalt anoint Jehu, the son of Namsi, to be king over Israel: and E
- 213 20:40. And whilst I, in the hurry, turned this way and that, on a sudden he was not to be seen. And the king of Israel said to him: This is thy judgment, which thyself hast decreed.20:41. But he forthwith wiped off the dust from his face, and the king of
- 214 22:12. And all the prophets prophesied in like manner, saying: Go up to Ramoth Galaad, and prosper, for the Lord will deliver it into the king's hands.22:13. And the messenger that went to call Micheas, spoke to him, saying: Behold the words of the p
- 215 THE FOURTH BOOK OF KINGS 4 Kings Chapter 1 Ochozias sendeth to consult Beelzebub: Elias foretelleth his death: and causeth fire to come down from heaven, upon two captains and their companies.1:1. And Moab rebelled against Israel, after the death of Achab
- 216 2:18. And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send.2:l9. And the men of the city, said to Eliseus: Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are ve
- 217 4:10. Let us, therefore, make him a little chamber, and put a little bed in it for him, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick, that when he cometh to us he may abide there.4:11. Now, there was a certain day, when he came, and turned into the chamber
- 218 5:11. Naaman was angry, and went away, saying: I thought he would have come out to me, and standing, would have invoked the name of the Lord his G.o.d, and touched with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed me.5:12. Are not the Abana, and the Phar
- 219 6:28. This woman said to me: Give thy son, that we may eat him today, and we will eat my son tomorrow.6:29. So we boiled my son, and ate him. And I said to her on the next day: Give thy son, that we may eat him. And she hath hid her son.6:30. When the kin
- 220 8:17. He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.8:18. And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Achab had walked: for the daughter of Achab was his wife: and he did that which w
- 221 9:34. And when he was come in to eat, and to drink, he said: Go, and see after that cursed woman, and bury her; because she is a king's daughter.9:35. And when they went to bury her, they found nothing but the skull, and the feet, and the extremities
- 222 11:5. And he commanded them, saying: This is the thing that you must do.11:6. Let a third part of you go in on the sabbath, and keep the watch of the king's house. And let a third part be at the gate of Sur; and let a third part be at the gate behind
- 223 13:4. But Joachaz besought the face of the Lord, and the Lord heard him: for he saw the distress of Israel, because the king of Syria had oppressed them: 13:5. And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, and they were delivered out of the hand of the king of Syri
- 224 14:24. And he did that which is evil before the Lord. He departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin.14:25. He restored the borders of Israel from the entrance of Emath, unto the sea of the wilderness, according to
- 225 4 Kings Chapter 16 The wicked reign of Achaz: the kings of Syria and Israel war against him: he hireth the king of the a.s.syrians to a.s.sist him: he causeth an altar to be made after the pattern of that of Damascus.16:1. In the seventeenth year of Phace
- 226 17:25. And when they began to dwell there, they feared not the Lord: and the Lord sent lions among them, which killed them.17:26. And it was told the king of the a.s.syrians, and it was said: The nations which thou hast removed, and made to dwell in the c
- 227 18:29. Thus saith the king: Let not Ezechias deceive you: for he shall not be able to deliver you out of my hand.18:30. Neither let him make you trust in the Lord, saying: The Lord will surely deliver us, and this city shall not be given into the hand of
- 228 19:37. And as he was wors.h.i.+pping in the temple of Nesroch, his G.o.d, Adramelech and Sarasar, his sons, slew him with the sword, and they fled into the land of the Armenians, and Asarhaddon, his son, reigned in his stead.4 Kings Chapter 20 Ezechias be
- 229 21:24. But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon: and made Josias, his son, their king in his stead.21:25. But the rest of the acts of Amon, which he did, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the
- 230 23:21. And he commanded all the people, saying: Keep the Phase to the Lord your G.o.d, according as it is written in the book of this covenant.23:22. Now there was no such a Phase kept from the days of the judges, who judged Israel, nor in all the days of
- 231 25:9. And he burnt the house of the Lord, and the king's house, and the houses of Jerusalem, and every great house he burnt with fire.25:10. And all the army of the Chaldees, which was with the commander of the troops, broke down the walls of Jerusal
- 232 1:21. And Adoram, and Usal, and Decla, 1:22. And Hebal, and Abimael, and Saba, 1:23. And Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan.1:24. Sem, Arphaxad, Sale, 1:25. Heber, Phaleg, Ragau, 1:26. Serug, Nachor, Thare, 1:27. Abram, this is
- 233 2:11. And Naha.s.son begot Salma, the father of Booz.2:12. And Booz begot Obed, and Obed begot Isai.2:13. And Isai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second Abinadab, the third Simmaa, 2:14. The fourth, Nathanael, the fifth Raddai, 2:15. The sixth Asom, the s
- 234 3:1. Now these were the sons of David that were born to him in Hebron: the firstborn Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess, the second Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess.3:2. The third Absalom the son of Maacha the daughter of Tolmai king of Gessur, the four
- 235 4:22. And he that made the sun to stand, and the men of Lying, and Secure, and Burning, who were princes in Moab, and who returned into Lahem. Now these are things of old.He that made, etc... Viz., Joazim, the meaning of whose name in Hebrew is, he that m
- 236 5:23. And the children of the half tribe of Mana.s.ses possessed the land, from the borders of Basan unto Baal, Hermon, and Sanir, and mount Hermon, for their number was great.5:24. And these were the heads of the house of their kindred, Epher, and Jesi,
- 237 6:45. The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias, 6:46. The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer, 6:47. The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.6:48. Their brethren also the Levites, who were appoi
- 238 7:12. Sepham also and Hapham the sons of Hir: and Hasim the sons of Aher.7:13. And the sons of Nephtali were Jasiel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Sellum, sons of Bala.7:14. And the son of Mana.s.ses, Ezriel: and his concubine the Syrian bore Machir the father
- 239 8:19. And Jacim, and Zechri, and Zabdi, 8:20. And Elioenai, and Selethai, and Elial, 8:21. And Adaia, and Baraia, and Samareth, the sons of Semei.8:22. And Jespham, and Heber, and Eliel, 8:23. And Abdon, and Zechri, and Hanan, 8:24. And Hanania, and Elam,
- 240 9:24. In four quarters were the porters: that is to say, toward the east, and west, and north, and south.9:25. And their brethren dwelt in village, and came upon their sabbath days from time to time.9:26. To these four Levites were committed the whole num
- 241 11:12. And after him was Eleazar his uncle's son the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.11:13. He was with David in Phesdomim, when the Philistines were gathered to that place to battle: and the field of that country was full of barley, and t
- 242 12:12. Johanan the eighth, Elzebad the ninth, 12:13. Jerenias the tenth, Machbani the eleventh, 12:14. These were of the sons of Gad, captains of the army: the least of them was captain over a hundred soldiers, and the greatest over a thousand.12:15. Thes
- 243 14:4. Now these are the names of them that were born to him in Jerusalem: Samua, and Sobad, Nathan, and Solomon, 14:5. Jebahar, and Elisua, and Eliphalet, 14:6. And Noga, and Napheg, and j.a.phia, 14:7. Elisama, and Baaliada, and Eliphalet.14:8. And the P
- 244 16:3. And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.16:4. And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and pra
- 245 17:8. And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone: and have slain all thy enemies before thee, and have made thee a name like that of one of the great ones that are renowned in the earth.17:9. And I have given a place my people Israel: they sha
- 246 19:10. Wherefore Joab understanding that the battle was set against him before and behind, chose out the bravest men of all Israel, and marched against the Syrians, 19:11. And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abisai his brother, and th
- 247 Six hundred sicles, etc... This was the price of the whole place, on which the temple was afterwards built; but the price of the oxen was fifty sicles of silver. 2 Kings 24.24.21:26. And he built there an altar to the Lord: and he offered holocausts, and
- 248 23:22. And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.23:23. The sons of Musi: Moholi, and Eder, and Jerimoth, three.23:24. These are the sons of Levi in their kindreds and families, princes by their courses,
- 249 25:4. Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbaca.s.sa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth: 25:5. All these were the sons of Heman the seer of the king in t
- 250 26:20. Now Achias was over the treasures of the house of G.o.d, and the holy vessels.Holy vessels... Or vessels of the holy places, or of things holy. Vasa sanctorum.26:21. The sons of Ledan, the sons of Gersonni: of Ledan were heads of the families, of L
- 251 And the general of the king's army was Joab.1 Paralipomenon Chapter 28 David's speech, in a solemn a.s.sembly: his exhortation to Solomon. He giveth him a pattern of the temple.28:1. And David a.s.sembled all the chief men of Israel, the princes
- 252 29:24. And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king.29:25. And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had befo
- 253 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 3 The plan and ornaments of the temple: the cherubims, the veil, and the pillars.3:1. And Solomon began to build the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, in mount Moria, which had been shewn to David his father, in the place which David
- 254 5:5. And brought it in, together with all the furniture of the tabernacle. And the priests with the Levites carried the vessels of the sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle.5:6. And king Solomon and all the a.s.sembly of Israel and all that were gathere
- 255 6:38. And return to thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their captivity, to which they were led away, and adore thee towards the way of their own land which thou gavest their fathers, and of the city, which thou hast chosen,
- 256 The queen of Saba admireth the wisdom of Solomon. His riches and glory.His death.9:1. And when the queen of Saba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to try him with hard questions at Jerusalem, with great riches, and camels, which carried spices, and a
- 257 10:16. And all the people upon the king's speaking roughly, said thus unto him: We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Isai.Return to thy dwellings, O Israel, and do thou, O David feed thy own house. And Israel went away to their dwe
- 258 13:2. Three years he reigned in Jerusalem, and his mother's name was Michaia, the daughter of Uriel of Gabaa: and there was war between Abia and Jeroboam.Michaia... Alias Maacha. Her father had also two names, viz., Absalom, or Abessalom, and Uriel.1
- 259 15:8. And when Asa had heard the words, and the prophecy of Azarias the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and took away the idols out of all the land of Juda, and out of Benjamin, and out of the cities of mount Ephraim, which he had taken, and he
- 260 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 18 Josaphat accompanies Achab in his expedition against Ramoth; where Achab is slain, as Micheas had foretold.18:1. Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.18:2. And he went down to him after so
- 261 2 Paralipomenon Chapter 20 The Ammonites, Moabites, and Syrians combine against Josaphat: he seeketh G.o.d's help by public prayer and fasting. A prophet foretelleth that G.o.d will fight for his people: the enemies destroy one another.Josaphat with
- 262 21:10. However Edom revolted, from being under the dominion of Juda unto this day: at that time Lobna also revolted, from being under his hand.For he had forsaken the Lord the G.o.d of his fathers.21:11. Moreover he built also high places in the cities of
- 263 23:20. And he took the captains of hundreds, and the most valiant men, and the chiefs of the people, and all the people of the land, and they brought down the king from the house of the Lord, and brought him through the upper gate into the king's hou
- 264 25:18. But he sent back the messengers, saying: The thistle that is in Liba.n.u.s, sent to the cedar in Liba.n.u.s, saying: Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and behold the beasts that were in the wood of Liba.n.u.s pa.s.sed by and trod down the thistl
- 265 28:2. But walked in the ways of the kings of Israel; moreover also he cast statues for Baalim.28:3. It was he that burnt incense in the valley of Benennom, and consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations, which the Lord slew at
- 266 29:22. Therefore they killed the bullocks, and the priests took the blood, and poured it upon the altar; they killed also the rams, and their blood they poured also upon the altar, and they killed the lambs, and poured the blood upon the altar.29:23. And
- 267 31:4. He commanded also the people that dwelt in Jerusalem, to give to the priests, and the Levites their portion, that they might attend to the law of the Lord.31:5. Which when it was noised abroad in the ears of the people, the children of Israel offere
- 268 33:7. He set also a graven, and a molten statue in the house of G.o.d, of which G.o.d had said to David, and to Solomon his son: In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever.33:8. And I
- 269 34:30. And went up to the house of the Lord, and all the men of Juda, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests and the Levites, and all the people from the least to the greatest. And the king read in their hearing, in the house of the Lord, all the w
- 270 36:15. And the Lord the G.o.d of their fathers sent to them, by the hand of his messengers, rising early, and daily admonis.h.i.+ng them: because he spared his people and his dwelling place.36:16. But they mocked the messengers of G.o.d, and despised his
- 271 2:22. The men of Netupha, fifty-six.2:23. The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty-eight.2:24. The children of Azmaveth, forty-two.2:25. The children of Cariathiarim, Cephira, and Beroth, seven hundred forty-three.2:26. The children of Rama and Gabaa, six hu
- 272 1 Esdras Chapter 3 An altar is built for sacrifice, the feast of tabernacles is solemnly celebrated, and the foundations of the temple are laid.3:1. And now the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in their cities: and the people gather
- 273 5:6. The copy of the letter that Thathanai governor of the country beyond the river, and Stharbuzanai, and his counsellors the Arphasachites, who dwelt beyond the river, sent to Darius the king.5:7. The letter which they sent him, was written thus: To Dar
- 274 7:13. It is decreed by me, that all they of the people of Israel, and of the priests and of the Levites in my realm, that are minded to go into Jerusalem, should go with thee.7:14. For thou art sent from before the king, and his seven counsellors, to visi
- 275 8:32. And we came to Jerusalem, and we stayed there three days.8:33. And on the fourth day the silver and the gold, and the vessels were weighed in the house of our G.o.d by the hand of Meremoth the son of Urias the priest, and with him was Eleazar the so
- 276 10:24. And of the singing men, Elisiab: and of the porters, Sellum, and Telem, and Uri.10:25. And of Israel, of the sons of Pharos, Remeia, and Jezia, and Melchia, and Miamin, and Eliezer, and Melchia, and Banea.10:26. And of the sons of Elam, Mathania, Z
- 277 2:10. And Sanaballat the Horonite, and Tobias the servant, the Ammonite, heard it, and it grieved them exceedingly, that a man was come, who sought the prosperity of the children of Israel.2:11. And I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.2:12. And
- 278 4:5. Cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thy face, because they have mocked thy builders.4:6. So we built the wall, and joined it all together unto the half thereof: and the heart of the people was excited to work.4:
- 279 6:9. For all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands would cease from the work, and that we would leave off. Wherefore I strengthened my hands the more: 6:10. And I went into the house of Samaia the son of Delaia, the son of Metabeel pri
- 280 7:38. The children of Senaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty.7:39. The priests: the children of Idaia in the house of Josue, nine hundred and seventy-three.7:40. The children of Emmer, one thousand fifty-two.7:41. The children of Phashur, one thousand
- 281 8:10. And he said to them: Go, eat fat meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to them that have not prepared for themselves: because it is the holy day of the Lord, and be not sad: for the joy of the Lord is our strength.8:11. And the Levites stil
- 282 9:38. And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.2 Esdras Chapter 10 The names of the subscribers to the covenant, and the contents of it.10:1. And the subscribers were Nehemia
- 283 11:7. And these are the children of Benjamin: Sellum the son of Mosollam, the son of Joed, the son of Phadaia, the son of Colaia, the son of Masia, the son of Etheel, the son of Isaia.11:8. And after him Gebbai, Sellai, nine hundred twenty-eight.11:9. And
- 284 12:19. Of Joiarib, Mathanai: of Jodaia, Azzi: 12:20. Of Sellai, Celai: of Amoc, Heber: 12:21. Of Helcias, Hasebia: of Idaia, Nathanael.12:22. The Levites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib, and Joiada, and Johanan, and Jeddoa, were recorded
- 285 13:19. And it came to pa.s.s, that when the gates of Jerusalem were at rest on the sabbath day, I spoke: and they shut the gates, and I commanded that they should not open them till after the sabbath: and I set some of my servants at the gates, that none
- 286 2:4. And taking it up carried it privately to his house, that after the sun was down, he might bury him cautiously.2:5. And when he had hid the body, he ate bread with mourning and fear, 2:6. Remembering the word which the Lord spoke by Amos the prophet:
- 287 Tobias thinking he shall die, giveth his son G.o.dly admonitions: and telleth him of money he had lent to a friend.4:1. Therefore when Tobias thought that his prayer was heard that he might die, he called to him Tobias his son, 4:2. And said to him: Hear,
- 288 5:24. I wish the money for which thou hast sent him, had never been.5:25. For our poverty was sufficient for us, that we might account it as riches, that we saw our son.5:26. And Tobias said to her: Weep not, our son will arrive thither safe, and will ret
- 289 7:18. And Raguel called to him Anna his wife, and bade her to prepare another chamber.7:19. And she brought Sara her daughter in thither, and she wept.7:20. And she said to her: Be of good cheer, my daughter: the Lord of heaven give thee joy for the troub
- 290 10:6. And Tobias said to her: Hold thy peace, and be not troubled, our son is safe: that man with whom we sent him is very trusty.10:7. But she could by no means be comforted, but daily running out looked round about, and went into all the ways by which t
- 291 12:17. And the angel said to them: Peace be to you, fear not.12:18. For when I was with you, I was there by the will of G.o.d: bless ye him, and sing praises to him.12:19. I seemed indeed to eat and to drink with you but I use an invisible meat and drink,
- 292 14:16. And after he had lived ninety-nine years in the fear of the Lord, with joy they buried him.14:17. And all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good life, and in holy conversation, so that they were acceptable both to G.o.d, and to men,
- 293 3:6. Come to us a peaceable lord, and use our service as it shall please thee, 3:7. Then he came down from the mountains with hors.e.m.e.n, in great power, and made himself master of every city, and all the inhabitants of the land.3:8. And from all the ci
- 294 5:21. And as long as they sinned not in the sight of their G.o.d, it was well with them: for their G.o.d hateth iniquity.5:22. And even some years ago when they had revolted from the way which G.o.d had given them to walk therein, they were destroyed in b
- 295 7:16. For it is better, that being captives we should live and bless the Lord, than that we should die, and be a reproach to all flesh, after we have seen our wives and our infants die before our eyes.7:17. We call to witness this day heaven and earth, an
- 296 9:2. Lord G.o.d of my father Simeon, who gavest him a sword to execute vengeance against strangers, who had defiled by their uncleanness, and uncovered the virgin unto confusion: Gavest him a sword, etc... The justice of G.o.d is here praised, in punis.h.
- 297 11:7. It is known also what Achior said, nor are we ignorant of what thou hast commanded to be done to him.11:8. For it is certain that our G.o.d is so offended with sins, that he hath sent word by his prophets to the people, that he will deliver them up
- 298 13:12. And they two went out according to their custom, as it were to prayer, and they pa.s.sed the camp, and having compa.s.sed the valley, they came to the gate of the city.13:13. And Judith from afar off cried to the watchmen upon the walls: Open the g
- 299 15:9. And Joachim the high priest came from Jerusalem to Bethulia with all his ancients to see Judith.15:10. And when she was come out to him, they all blessed her with one voice, saying: Thou art the glory of Jerusalem, thou art the joy of Israel, thou a
- 300 1:3. Now in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all the princes, and for his servants, for the most mighty of the Persians, and the n.o.bles of the Medes, and the governors of the provinces in his sight, 1:4. That he might shew the riche