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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 200 4:19. Gaber, the son of Uri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of Sehon, the king of the Amorrhites, and of Og, the king of Basan, over all that were in that land.4:20. Juda and Israel were innumerable, as the sand of the sea in mult.i.tude; eating and d
- 199 3:1. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon, and he made affinity with Pharao, the king of Egypt: for he took his daughter, and brought her into the city of David: until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lo
- 198 2:2. I am going the way of all flesh: take thou courage and shew thyself a man.2:3. And keep the charge of the Lord thy G.o.d, to walk in his ways, and observe his ceremonies, and his precepts, and judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the law o
- 197 1:7. And he conferred with Joab, the son of Sarvia, and with Abiathar, the priest, who furthered Adonias's side.1:8. But Sadoc, the priest, and Banaias, the son of Joiada, and Nathan, the prophet, and Semei, and Rei, and the strength of David's
- 196 23:32. Eliaba of Salaboni. The sons of Ja.s.sen, Jonathan, 23:33. Semma of Orori, Aliam the son of Sarar the Arorite, 23:34. Eliphelet the son of Aasbai the son of Machati, Eliam the son of Achitophel the Gelonite, 23:35. Hesrai of Carmel, Pharai of Arbi,
- 195 22:40. Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.22:41. My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.22:42. They shall cry, and there shall be none
- 194 21:15. And the Philistines made war again against Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David growing faint, 21:16. Jesbiben.o.b, who was of the race of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed thre
- 193 19:41. Therefore all the men of Israel running together to the king, said to him: Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and have brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?19:42. And all the men
- 192 18:28. And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: G.o.d save thee, O king.And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy G.o.d, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my ki
- 191 17:12. And we shall come upon him in what place soever he shall be found: and we shall cover him, as the dew falleth upon the ground, and we shall not leave of the men that are with him, not so much as one.17:13. And if he shall enter into any city, all I
- 190 15:30. But David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, going up and weeping, walking barefoot, and with his head covered, and all the people that were with them, went up with their heads covered weeping.Weeping, etc... David on this occasion wept for his
- 189 14:18. And the king answering, said to the woman: Hide not from me the thing that I ask thee. And the woman said to him: Speak, my lord the king.14:19. And the king said: Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this?The woman answered, and said: By the h
- 188 13:8. And Thamar came to the house of Ammon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.13:9. And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he
- 187 11:24. And the archers shot their arrows at thy servants from off the wall above: and some of the king's servants are slain, and thy servant Urias the Hethite is also dead.11:25. And David said to the messenger: Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not t
- 186 9:10. Thou therefore and the sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifte
- 185 7:15. But my mercy I will not take away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before my face.7:16. And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.7:17. According to all thes
- 184 5:20. And David came to Baal Pharisim: and defeated them there, and he said, The Lord hath divided my enemies before me, as waters are divided.Therefore the name of the place was called Baal Pharisim.5:21. And they left there their idols: which David and
- 183 3:26. Then Joab going out from David, sent messengers after Abner, and brought him back from the cistern of Sira, David knowing nothing of it.3:27. And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside to the middle of the gate, to speak to him treac
- 182 2:12. And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Isboseth the son of Saul, went out from the camp to Gabaon.2:13. And Joab the son of Sarvia, and the servants of David went out, and met them by the pool of Gabaon. And when they were come together, they
- 181 THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS This Book relates the transactions from the death of Saul until the end of David's reign, being a history for the s.p.a.ce of about forty-six years.2 Kings Chapter 1 David mourneth for the death of Saul and Jonathan: he order
- 180 1 Kings Chapter 30 The Amalecites burn Siceleg, and carry off the prey: David pursueth after them, and recovereth all out of their hands.30:1. Now when David and his men were come to Siceleg on the third day, the Amalecites had made an invasion on the sou
- 179 27:6. Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day.27:7. And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines, was four months.27:8. And David and his men went up, and pillaged Gess
- 178 25:30. And when the Lord shall have done to thee, my lord, all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have made thee prince over Israel, 25:31 This shall not be an occasion of grief to thee, and a scruple of heart to my lord, that thou ha
- 177 24:10. And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say: David seeketh thy hurt?24:11 Behold this day thy eyes have seen, that the Lord hath delivered thee into my hand, in the cave, and I had a thought to kill thee, but my eye hath spared t
- 176 22:18. And the king said to Doeg: Turn thou, and fall upon the priests.And Doeg, the Edomite, turned, and fell upon the priests, and slew in that day eighty-five men that wore the linen ephod.22:19. And n.o.be, the city of the priests, he smote with the e
- 175 20:35. And when the morning came, Jonathan went into the field according to the appointment with David, and a little boy with him.20:36. And he said to his boy: Go, and fetch me the arrows which I shoot. And when the boy ran, he shot another arrow beyond
- 174 19:17. And Saul said to Michol: Why hast thou deceived me so, and let my enemy go and flee away? And Michol answered Saul: Because he said to me: Let me go, or else I will kill thee.19:18. But David fled and escaped, and came to Samuel in Ramatha, and tol
- 173 18:1. And it came to pa.s.s, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, the son of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.18:2. And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house
- 172 17:11. And Saul and all the Israelites hearing these words of the Philistine, were dismayed, and greatly afraid.17:12. Now David was the son of that Ephrathite, of Bethlehem Juda, before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old m
- 171 15:25. But now bear, I beseech thee, my sin, and return with me, that I may adore the Lord.15:26. And Samuel said to Saul: I will not return with thee, because thou hath rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over I
- 170 14:32. And falling upon the spoils, they took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people ate them with the blood.14:33. And they told Saul that the people had sinned against the Lord, eating with the blood. And he said: You h
- 169 And he offered the holocaust.13:10. And when he had made an end of offering the holocaust, behold Samuel came: and Saul went forth to meet him and salute him.13:11. And Samuel said to him: What hast thou done? Saul answered: Because I saw that the people
- 168 11:7. And taking both the oxen, he cut them in pieces, and sent them into all the coasts of Israel, by messengers, saying: Whosoever shall not come forth, and follow Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell upon the
- 167 9:21. And Saul answering, said: Am not I a son of Jemini of the least tribe of Israel, and my kindred the last among all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then hast thou spoken this word to me?9:22. Then Samuel taking Saul, and his servant, broug
- 166 1 Kings Chapter 8 Samuel growing old, and his sons not walking in his ways, the people desire a king.8:1. And it came to pa.s.s, when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.8:2. Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel: and
- 165 5:7. And the men of Azotus seeing this kind of plague, said: The ark of the G.o.d of Israel shall not stay with us: for his hand is heavy upon us, and upon Dagon, our G.o.d.5:8. And sending, they gathered together all the lords of the Philistines to them,
- 164 3:8. And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose up and went to Heli, 3:9. And said: Here am I: for thou didst call me. Then Heli understood that the Lord called the child, and he said to Samuel: Go, and sleep: and if he shall call thee
- 163 2:1. My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my G.o.d: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies: because I have joyed in thy salvation.My horn... The horn in the scriptures signifies strength, power, the horn is said to be exalted, when
- 162 4:14. And the women said to Noemi: Blessed be the Lord, who hath not suffered thy family to want a successor: that his name should be preserved in Israel.4:15. And thou shouldst have one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy old age. For he is born of thy
- 161 2:12. The Lord render unto thee for thy work, and mayst thou receive a full reward of the Lord the G.o.d of Israel, to whom thou art come, and under whose wings thou art fled.2:13. And she said: I have found grace in thy eyes, my lord, who hast comforted
- 160 21:20. And they commanded the children of Benjamin and said: Go, and lie hid in the vineyards, 21:21. And when you shall see the daughters of Silo come out, as the custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the vineyards, and catch you every man his
- 159 20:22. Again Israel, trusting in their strength and their number, set their army in array in the same place, where they had fought before: Trusting in their strength... The Lord suffered them to be overthrown and many of them to be slain, though their cau
- 158 19:8. But when morning was come, the Levite prepared to go on his journey. And his father in law said to him again: I beseech thee to take a little meat, and strengthening thyself, till the day be farther advanced, afterwards thou mayest depart. And they
- 157 17:9. He was asked by him whence he came. And he answered: I am a Levite of Bethlehem Juda, and I am going to dwell where I can, and where I shall find a place to my advantage.17:10. And Michas said: Stay with me, and be unto me a father and a priest, and
- 156 15:20. And he judged Israel, in the days of the Philistines, twenty years.Judges Chapter 16 Samson is deluded by Dalila: and falls into the hands of the Philistines. His death.16:1. He went also into Gaza, and saw there a woman, a harlot, and went in unto
- 155 The Israelites, in those days, imagined they should die if they saw an angel, taking occasion perhaps from those words spoken by the Lord to Moses, Ex. 33.20, No man shall see me and live. But the event demonstrated that it was but a groundless imaginatio
- 154 11:36. And she answered him: My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the Lord, do unto me whatsoever thou hast promised, since the victory hath been granted to thee, and revenge of thy enemies.11:37. And she said to her father: Grant me only this, whi
- 153 10:8. And they were afflicted, and grievously oppressed for eighteen years, all they that dwelt beyond the Jordan in the land of the Amorrhite, who is in Galaad: 10:9. Insomuch that the children of Ammon, pa.s.sing over the Jordan, wasted Juda, and Benjam
- 152 9:21. And when he had said thus, he fled, and went into Bera: and dwelt there for fear of Abimelech, his brother.9:22. So Abimelech reigned over Israel three years.9:23. And the Lord sent a very evil spirit between Abimelech and the inhabitants of Sichem;
- 151 8:14. He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy- seven men.8:15. And he came to Soccoth, and said to them: Behold Zebee, and Salmana, concerning whom you upbra
- 150 6:39. And he said again to G.o.d: Let not thy wrath be kindled against me, if I try once more, seeking a sign in the fleece. I pray that the fleece only may be dry, and all the ground wet with dew.6:40. And G.o.d did that night as he had requested: and it
- 149 5:25. He asked her water, and she gave him milk, and offered him b.u.t.ter in a dish fit for princes.5:26. She put her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer, and she struck Sisara, seeking in his head a place for the wound
- 148 4:7. And I will bring unto thee in the place of the torrent Cison, Sisara, the general of Jabin's army, and his chariots, and all his mult.i.tude, and will deliver them into thy hand.4:8. And Barac said to her: If thou wilt come with me, I will go: i
- 147 2:18. And when the Lord raised them up judges, in their days, he was moved to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and delivered them from the slaughter of the oppressors.2:19. But after the judge was dead, they returned, and did much worse th
- 146 1:15. But she answered: Give me a blessing, for thou hast given me a dry land: give me also a watery land So Caleb gave her the upper and the nether watery ground.1:16. And the children of the Cinite, the kinsman of Moses, went up from the city of palms,
- 145 24:12. And I sent before you and I drove them out from their places, the two kings of the Amorrhites, not with thy sword nor with thy bow, 24:13. And I gave you a land, in which you had not laboured, and cities to dwell in which you built not, vineyards a
- 144 22:17. Is it a small thing to you that you sinned with Beelphegor, and the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this day? and many of the people perished.22:18. And you have forsaken the Lord to day, and to morrow his wrath will rage against all Israel.
- 143 21:13. He gave therefore to the children of Aaron the priest, Hebron a city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and Lebna with the suburbs thereof, 21:14. And Jether and Estemo, 21:15. And Holon, and Dabir, 21:16. And Ain, and Jeta, and Bethsames, with th
- 142 19:27. And it returneth towards the east to Bethdagon: and pa.s.seth along to Zabulon and to the valley of Jephthael towards the north to Bethemec and Nehiel. And it goeth out to the left side of Cabul, 19:28. And to Abaran and Rohob and Hamon and Cana, a
- 141 18:7. For the Levites have no part among you, but the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad and Ruben, and the half tribe of Mana.s.ses have already received their possessions beyond the Jordan eastward: which Moses the servant of the Lord
- 140 15:57. Accain, Gabaa and Thamna: ten cities and their villages.15:58. Halhul, and Bessur, and Gedor, 15:59. Mareth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon: six cities and their villages.15:60. Cariathbaal, the same is Cariathiarim the city of woods, and Arebba: two c
- 139 15:7. And reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking towards Galgal, which is opposite to the ascent of Adommin, on the south side of the torrent, and the border pa.s.seth the waters that are called the fou
- 138 13:12. All the kingdom of Og in Basan, who reigned in Astaroth and Edrai, he was of the remains of the Raphaims: and Moses overthrew and destroyed them.13:13. And the children of Israel would not destroy Gessuri and Machati and they have dwelt in the mids
- 137 11:17. And part of the mountain that goeth up to Seir as far as Baalgad, by the plain of Liba.n.u.s under mount Hermon: all their kings he took, smote and slew.11:18. Josue made war a long time against these kings.A long time... Seven years, as appears fr
- 136 10:15. And Josue returned, with all Israel, into the camp of Galgal.10:16. For the five kings were fled, and had hid themselves in a cave of the city of Maceda.10:17. And it was told Josue, that the five kings were found hid in a cave of the city of Maced
- 135 8:32. And he wrote upon stones, the Deuteronomy of the law of Moses, which he had ordered before the children of Israel.8:33. And all the people, and the ancients, and the princes, and judges, stood on both sides of the ark, before the priests that carrie
- 134 7:14. And you shall come in the morning, every one by your tribes: and what tribe soever the lot shall find, it shall come by its kindreds, and the kindred by its houses and tho house by the men.7:15. And whosoever he be that shall be found guilty of this
- 133 5:14. And he answered: No: but I am prince of the host of the Lord, and now I am come.Prince of the host of the Lord, etc... St. Michael, who is called prince of the people of Israel, Dan. 10.21.5:15. Josue fell on his face to the ground. And wors.h.i.+pp
- 132 3:10. And again he said: By this you shall know, that the Lord, the living G.o.d, is in the midst of you, and that he shall destroy, before your sight, the Chanaanite and the Hethite, the Hevite and the Pherezite, the Gergesite also, and the Jebusite, and
- 131 1:6. Take courage, and be strong: for thou shalt divide by lot to this people the land for which I swore to their fathers, that I would deliver it to them.1:7. Take courage therefore, and be very valiant: that thou mayst observe and do all the law, which
- 130 33:14. Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon.33:15. Of the tops of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the everlasting hills: 33:16. And of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof. The blessing of him that appeared in the
- 129 32:21. They have provoked me with that which was no G.o.d, and have angered me with their vanities: and I will provoke them with that which is no people, and will vex them with a foolish nation.32:22. A fire is kindled in my wrath, and shall burn even to
- 128 31:3. The Lord thy G.o.d then will pa.s.s over before thee: he will destroy all these nations in thy sight, and thou shalt possess them: and this Josue shall go over before thee, as the Lord hath spoken.31:4. And the Lord shall do to them as he did to Seh
- 127 29:8. And took their land, and delivered it for a possession to Ruben and Gad, and the half tribe of Mana.s.ses.29:9. Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and fulfil them: that you may understand all that you do.29:10. You all stand this day before
- 126 28:29. And mayst thou grope at midday as the blind is wont to grope in the dark, and not make straight thy ways. And mayst thou at all times suffer wrong, and be oppressed with violence, and mayst thou have no one to deliver thee.28:30. Mayst thou take a
- 125 27:9. And Moses and the priests of the race of Levi said to all Israel: Attend, and hear, O Israel: This day thou art made the people of the Lord thy G.o.d: 27:10. Thou shalt hear his voice, and do the commandments and justices which I command thee.27:11.
- 124 Not muzzle, etc... St. Paul understands this of the spiritual labourer in the church of G.o.d, who is not to be denied his maintenance. 1 Cor.9.8, 9, 10.25:5. When brethren dwell together, and one of them dieth without children, the wife of the deceased s
- 123 23:8. They that are born of them, in the third generation shall enter into the church of the Lord.23:9. When thou goest out to war against thy enemies, thou shalt keep thyself from every evil thing.23:10. If there be among you any man, that is defiled in
- 122 21:18. If a man have a stubborn and unruly son, who will not hear the commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth obedience: 21:19. They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of the city, and to the gate of judgment, 21:20.