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The Bible Story Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the The Bible Story novel. A total of 337 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The f
The Bible Story.by Rev. Newton Marshall Hall and Rev. Irving Francis Wood.FOREWORD The five volumes of THE BIBLE STORY have served to beautify and cla.s.sify the Bible and are simple and complete in themselves. They do not require explanation or enrichmen
- 101 {314} IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear, And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here.The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid; But G.o.d is round about me, And can I be dismayed?Wherev
- 102 Take my childish hand in Thine, Guide these little feet of mine, And the world shall ever see Christ, the holy child, in me. AMEN.Lord, though Thy home is in the sky, Thou art not far away; Thou lookest down with loving eye When little children pray.We th
- 103 {331}{332} [Ill.u.s.tration]MADONNA OF THE ANGELS By Adolph Bouguereau (1825-1905) "The mother with the Child, Whose tender winning arts Have to His little arms beguiled So many wounded hearts."--_Matthew Arnold_ [End ill.u.s.tration]{333} AN EV
- 104 Lord, how Thy wonders are display'd Where'er I turn mine eye!If I survey the ground I tread, Or gaze upon the sky!There's not a plant or flower below But makes Thy glories known: And clouds arise, and tempests blow, By order from Thy throne
- 105 While some with bright scythe, singing shrill to the tone, The tall gra.s.s and b.u.t.tercups mow, Some spread it with rakes, and by others 't is thrown Into sweet smelling c.o.c.ks in a row.Then since joy and glee with activity join, This moment to
- 106 And when my little prayer is said, How could I cry to go to bed?--_Jane Taylor_.{358} TIME TO GET UP The c.o.c.k, who soundly sleeps at night, Rises with the morning light; Very loud and shrill he crows; Then the sleeping ploughman knows He must rise and
- 107 Nay, my little master, nay, Do not serve me so, I pray.Don't you see the wool that grows On my back to make your clothes?Cold, and very cold you'd be, If you had not wool from me.True, it seems a pleasant thing To nip the daisies in the spring;
- 108 [Ill.u.s.tration]SHEEP By Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) One of the most famous artists of the world, born at Bordeaux, France, March 22, 1822, died 1899. Her best known pictures are the "Horse Fair" and "Tillage in Nivernais." During the si
- 109 Sleep, baby, sleep!Sleep, baby, sleep. The shepherds sing: Through heaven, through earth, hosannas ring.Sleep, baby, sleep!--_John Addington Symonds_.{390} THE STAR They followed the star the whole night through; As it moved with the midnight, they moved,
- 110 {399}{400} [Ill.u.s.tration]THE NATIVITY "Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes, Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long; And then, they say, no spirit can walk abroad; The nights are who
- 111 {409} CRADLE HYMN Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His head.The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay-- The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, n
- 112 When nightly burst from seraph-harps The high and solemn lay,-- "Glory to G.o.d; on earth be peace; Salvation comes to-day!"--_Edmund Hamilton Sears_.{421} HYMNS AND POEMS FOR THE TWILIGHT HOUR {422} {423} READY FOR BED Hark! the clock strikes f
- 113 [Ill.u.s.tration]THE MADONNA OF THE HARPIES By Andrea del Sarto (1487-1583) One of the most famous painters of the Florentine school. He lived and worked in his native city of Florence except for a sojourn at Paris, where he was invited by Francis I. This
- 114 Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal; "Dust thou art, to dust returnest,"Was not spoken of the soul.Not enjoyment, and not sorrow, Is our destined end or way; But to act, that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day.Art
- 115 By permission of Houghton, Mifflin & Co.{448} KINDNESS A little word in kindness spoken, A motion or a tear, Has often healed the heart that's broken, And made a friend sincere.A word--a look--has crushed to earth Full many a budding flower, Which, h
- 116 "And often after sunset, sir, When it is light and fair, I take my little porringer And eat my supper there."The first that died was sister Jane; In bed she moaning lay Till G.o.d released her from her pain; And then she went away."So in th
- 117 With Thee when darkness brings The signal of repose, Calm in the shadow of Thy wings Mine eyelids I would close.With Thee, in Thee, by faith Abiding I would be; By day, by night, in life, in death, I would be still with Thee.--_James Drummond Burns_.{465}
- 118 {475} NEW YEAR'S EVE Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky, The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night; Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.Ring out the old, ring in the new; Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is g
- 119 Used by the kind permission of Houghton, Mifflin and Company.{483} A CHILD'S THOUGHT OF G.o.d They say that G.o.d lives very high.But if you look above the pines You cannot see G.o.d. And why?And if you dig down in the mines You never see Him in the
- 120 Ye are of G.o.d, little children. --_I John 4:4_.Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright, for the end of that man is peace. --_Psalms 37:37_.{492} Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in G.o.d, believe also in me.In my Father's house are m
- 121 Bless them which persecute you; bless, and curse not. --_Romans 12:14_. Thou shalt not steal. --_Exodus 20:15_. Give to him that asketh thee. --_Matthew 5:42_. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. --_Exodus 20:16_. {495} Thou shalt love
- 122 My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.A wise son maketh a glad father: But a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.The tongue of the righteous is as
- 123 Small habits well pursued betimes May reach the dignity of crimes. --_Hannah More_. G.o.d is always at leisure to do good to those that ask it. G.o.d helps those who help themselves. What we gave we have, what we spent we had, what we left we lost. --_Epi
- 124 {2} {3} THE BIBLE STORY {6} [Ill.u.s.tration] Joseph, the Prime Minister, Greeting his family. "And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself unto him, and fell on his neck, and wept on
- 125 MEMORY VERSES 503 {12} {13}{14} [Ill.u.s.tration]ON THE WEST OF JERUSALEM, LOOKING TOWARD BETHLEHEM From a photograph belonging to the Forbes Library, Northampton, Ma.s.s., and used by special permission.[Ill.u.s.tration]{15} PALESTINE Blest land of Judea
- 126 And Abram said unto Lot, "Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left han
- 127 And he said, "I will not destroy it for the ten's sake." And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had done communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.DESTRUCTION OF THE CITIES OF THE PLAIN._The Fate of Sodom and Gomorrah_.A
- 128 And he said, "Here am I."And he said, "Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou anything unto him: for now I know that thou fearest G.o.d, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, from me."And Abraham lifted up hi
- 129 And he said, "I am Abraham's servant. And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and menservants and maidservants, and camels and a.s.ses. And Sarah, my maste
- 130 And Isaac said unto Jacob, "Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not."And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, "The voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands
- 131 And he abode with him the s.p.a.ce of a month.. And Laban said unto Jacob, "Because thou art my nephew, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me what shall thy wages be?"And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, a
- 132 And he said, "Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name?"And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place Penuel: for, said he, "I have seen G.o.d face, to face, and my life is preserved."{81}{82} [Ill.u.s.tratio
- 133 Joseph, when he was seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and he was a lad with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought an evil report of them unto their father. Now Israel loved
- 134 And Joseph answered and said, "This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days; within yet three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee.&q
- 135 And it came to pa.s.s as they emptied their sacks, that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack: and {114} when they and their father saw their bundles of money, they were afraid. And Jacob their father said unto them, "Me have ye b
- 136 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the {124} land of Goshen. And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen; and he presented himself to him, and fell o
- 137 _The Slave Who Was Brought Up in a King's Palace. Moses Kills One of the Egyptian Taskmasters and Flees from the Country_.Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. And he said to his people, "Behold, the people of the children
- 138 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, "Is there not Aaron thy brother the Levite? I know that he can speak well.And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou sha
- 139 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the Lord commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood. And the fi
- 140 V.Shouted in pride the turbaned peers, Upclashed to heaven the golden spears.."King! thou and thine are doomed!--Behold!'The prophet spoke,--the thunder rolled!Along the pathway of the sun Sailed vapory mountains, wild and dun."Yet there is time," the
- 141 And the Lord said to Moses, "Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.Speak now to the people, and let them ask every man
- 142 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, and covered the char
- 143 And Moses said to them, "It is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, 'Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it
- 144 "Thou shalt not kill.VII."Thou shalt not commit adultery.VIII."Thou shalt not steal.IX."Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.X."Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, not his manservan
- 145 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, "Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them G.o.ds of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written."And the Lord s
- 146 _The Ark_.And Bezalel made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it: and he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a rim of gold
- 147 And they brought the tabernacle to Moses, the Tent, and all its furniture, its clasps, its boards, its bars, and {232} its pillars, and its sockets; and the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of sealskins, and the veil of the screen; the
- 148 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said to them, "Get you up this way by the south, and go up into the mountains: and see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they are strong or weak, whether they are fe
- 149 "Come ye to Heshbon, Let the city of Sihon be built and established: For a fire is gone out of Heshbon, A flame from the city of Sihon.It hath devoured Ar of Moab, The lords of the high places of Arnon.Woe to thee, Moab!Thou art undone, O people of Chemo
- 150 And Balaam said unto Balak, "Stand by thy burnt offering, and I will go; peradventure the Lord will come to meet me: and whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee." And he went to a bare summit.And G.o.d met Balaam: and he said unto him, "I have prepar
- 151 [Ill.u.s.tration]MOSES ON MOUNT NEBO Thomas Nast This picture by the famous cartoonist Nast, represents Moses from the summit of Nebo gazing into the land which he was never to enter [End ill.u.s.tration]{271} "For this commandment which I command thee t
- 152 {283}{284} [Ill.u.s.tration]LOWER FORDS OF THE JORDAN From a photograph in the possession of Rev. Louis F. Giroux of the International College, Springfield, Ma.s.s., and used by his kind permission.Jordan river is a narrow, winding stream flowing down on
- 153 At the first blast, smiled scornfully the king, And at the second sneered, half wonderingly: "Hop'st thou with noise my stronghold to break down?"At the third round, the ark of old renown Swept forward, still the trumpets sounding loud, And then the tr
- 154 {305} THE BATTLE WITH THE FIVE KINGS._How Joshua Won a Great Fight_.Now it came to pa.s.s, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her
- 155 The Story of the Young Man Who Killed a King.And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done that which was evil in the sight of the
- 156 And there returned of the people twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.And the Lord said to Gideon, "The people are yet too many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and it shall be, that of whom I say {
- 157 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower. And Abim
- 158 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, "Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of G.o.d is taken."And it came to p
- 159 [Ill.u.s.tration]THE ANCIENT MIZPAH, LOOKING FROM THE SOUTH.It is situated on a high hill to the northwest of Jerusalem.From a photograph taken by Prof. H. G. Mitch.e.l.l, and used by his kind permission.There were many places in Palestine called Mizpah,
- 160 Down Aijalon the early men of Ephraim and Benjamin raided the Philistines. Up Aijalon the Philistines swarmed to the very heart of Israel's territory at Michmash, disarmed the Israelites, and forced them to come down the vale to get their tools sharpened
- 161 And Samuel said, "What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"And Saul said, "They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice
- 162 But his armorbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword and fell upon it.And when his armorbearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell upon his sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armorbeare
- 163 And David said, "What have I done now? I have only asked a question."And he turned away from him toward another, and spoke after the same manner: and the people answered him again in the same way. And when the words were heard which David spoke, they re
- 164 And David said to Jonathan, "Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third day at even. If thy father miss me at all, then say, 'David earnestly
- 165 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the Lord: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains."Then said Saul, "I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will
- 166 Now the name of the man was Nabal (the Fool); and the name of his wife Abigail: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.And David heard in t
- 167 Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of our enemies triumph.Ye mountains of Gilboa, Let there be no dew nor rain upon you, neither fields of offerings: For there
- 168 {438} A KNIGHTLY DEED._David and His Three Brave Captains. How They Brought the Water for Which He Longed and How He Would Not Drink It_.There were three valiant captains in David's army. These three went down, and came to David in the harvest time to th
- 169 "Leaving Jerusalem by St. Stephen's Gate and walking down the valley of Jehoshaphat, by the dry bed of the Kidron, you meet at length the deep rugged valley of Hinnom, skirting the city in a semi-circular form on the southern and western sides. At the j
- 170 {455} And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.And G.o.d said unto him, "Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemi
- 171 Used by special permission of the Detroit Photograph Company.The center of the mosque is occupied by the top of the natural rock, shown in the foreground. It is possible that the great altar of Solomon's temple was at this place.[End ill.u.s.tration]{469
- 172 (For forty years Solomon reigned in Jerusalem, and during nearly all this time the land was peaceful and prosperous. The empire of Solomon was greater in extent than the territory {482} ruled over by any king which came after him. At last the great king d
- 173 _Land of Moriah_. An unknown region. The Jews later supposed that Isaac was sacrificed on the hill at Jerusalem on which Solomon built the temple, but the Bible itself does not affirm it._Sacrifices_ were offered on bare rocks or on altars built of stone
- 174 _Mizpah_. A town on the east of Jordan. Probably the same place that is mentioned in the story of Jacob._Ramah_, "hill." A common name of places in Palestine._Vial_. A vessel in which was carried a sacred oil. A common way to honor a guest was to pour a
- 175 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of G.o.d, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.--_Ephesians 6:13_.Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast profess
- 176 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.--_Psalms 118:14_.He giveth power to the faint: and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.--_Isaiah 40:29_.Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distre
- 177 1 Jeroboam. 353 2 Nadab. 367 3 Baasha. 368 4 Elah. 370 5 Zimri. 373 6 Omri. 374 7 Ahab. 377 8 Ahaziah. 382 9 Joram. 387 10 Jehu. 395 11 Jehoahaz. 399 12 Joash. 400 13 Jeroboam II. 401 14 Zechariah 402 15 Shallum. 403 16 Menahem. 404 17 Pekahiah. 407 18 Pe
- 178 and if thou doest not well, sin croucheth at the door: and to thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."And it came to pa.s.s, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. And the Lord said to Cain,
- 179 _Naomi, Elimelch_, _Hebrews who went to live in Moab_._Mahlon, Chilion_, _Sons of Naomi and Elimelech_._Ruth, Orpah_, _Daughters-in-law of Naomi and Elimelech_.Boaz, _A wealthy farmer of Beth-lehem and kinsman of Naomi_._Reapers_._Gleaners_._A second kins
- 180 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, "Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. The man is nigh of kin unto us, one of our near kinsmen."And Ruth the Moabitess said, "Yea, he said unto me, 'Thou sha
- 181 {50} {51} DEBORAH AND JAEL PERSONS OF THE STORY._Deborah, the Prophetess.Jael, wife of Heber, the Kenite.Jabin, King of Canaan.Sisera, captain of Jabin's host.Heber, the Kenite.Barak, leader of the Israelites_.PLACE OF THE STORY."The Palm Tree of Debora
- 182 "Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; Because they came not to the help of the Lord, To the help of the Lord against the mighty."Blessed above women shall Jael be, The wife of Heber the Kenite, Blessed s
- 183 And Esther said, "If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him."Then the king said, "Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther hath said."So the king and Haman came to the
- 184 PERSONS OF THE STORY._Judith, a widow of Bethulia_._Holofernes, captain of the hosts of Nebuchadnezzar_._Ozias, elder in Bethulia_._Maid of Judith's_._People of Bethulia, soldiers of Holofernes_.PLACE OF THE STORY._Bethulia_._Camp of Holofernes_._Tent of
- 185 {92} And she wors.h.i.+ped G.o.d, and said to them, "Command that they open to me the gate of the city, and I will go forth to accomplish the things whereof ye spoke with me." And they commanded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken: and the
- 186 And the officer went in, and knocked at the outer door of the tent.But when none answered, he opened it, and went into the bedchamber, and found him thrown upon the threshold dead, and his head had been taken from him. And he cried with a loud voice, with
- 187 And she said, "As the Lord thy G.o.d liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."An
- 188 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, "So let the G.o.ds do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to-m
- 189 So they went down to Beth-el. And the sons of the prophets who were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, "Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thee to-day?"And he said, "Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace." And Elij
- 190 And when the child was grown, it happened one day, that he went out to his father to the reapers. And he said to his father, "My head! my head!"And he said to his servant, "Carry him to his mother." And when he had taken him, and brought him to his mo
- 191 _How Elisha Returned Good for Evil_.Now the king of Syria warred against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, "In such and such a place shall be my camp."And the man of G.o.d sent to the king of Israel, saying, "Beware that thou pa.s.
- 192 {159} And he opened the door, and fled. Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, "Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee?"And he said to them, "Ye know the man and what his talk was."And they said, "It is
- 193 And they said, everyone to his fellow, "Come, and let us cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil is upon us."So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah. Then said they unto him, "Tell us, we pray thee, for whose cause this evil is upo
- 194 And they could not in three days declare the riddle.{174} And it came to pa.s.s on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice thy husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye
- 195 It was up this valley that the Philistines often made their frequent raids against Jerusalem and the highlands of Judah. It was here that the battle was fought when Israel was defeated under the leaders.h.i.+p of Eli's wicked sons, and "the ark of G.o.d
- 196 [Ill.u.s.tration]MEN PRAYING ON A HOUSETOP From a photograph taken by Prof. D. G. Lyon and used by his kind permission In the East the time and posture of prayers by the faithful are strictly prescribed. In Daniel's day the form was a part of a duty to b
- 197 The king answered and said, "The thing is true, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not."Then answered they and said before the king, "That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O kin
- 198 This is on the east side of the city and overlooking it. There were many gates in the wall of Jerusalem to allow the coming and going of trade. Some were used for special branches of trade, which would center there in booths for the merchants. Some of the
- 199 "For they all would have made us afraid, saying, 'Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done.' But now, O G.o.d, strengthen thou my hands."And I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut
- 200 ZIMRI, 7 days OMRI, 12 years AHAB, 22 years ELIJAH JEHOSHAPHAT, 25 years AHAZIAH, 2 years JORAM, 11 years JEHORAM, 8 years AHAZIAH, 1 year ATHALIAH, 7 years JEHU, 28 years ELISHA JOASH, 40 years JEHOAHAZ, 17 years JOASH, 16 years AMAZIAH, 29 years UZZIAH,