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Title Page PREFACE TO THE PRESENT EDITION PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION CONTENTS. LIST OF PLATES INTRODUCTION 1. Concerning the Glory of Kings 2. Concerning the Greatness of Kings 3. Concerning the Kingdom of ADAM 4. Concerning Envy 5. Concerning the Kingdom of SETH 6. Concerning the Sin of CAIN 7. Concerning NOAH 8. Concerning the Flood 9. Concerning the Covenant of NOAH 10. Concerning ZION 11. The Unanimous Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers 12. Concerning CANAAN 13. Concerning ABRAHAM 14. Concerning the Covenant of ABRAHAM 15. Concerning ISAAC and JACOB 16. Concerning RÔBÊL (REUBEN) 17. Concerning the Glory of ZION 18. How the Orthodox Fathers and Bishops Agreed 19. How this Book came to be found 20. Concerning the Division of the Earth 21. Concerning the Queen of the South 22. Concerning TÂMRÎN, the Merchant 23. How the Merchant returned to ETHIOPIA 24. How the Queen made ready to set out on her Journey 25. How the Queen came to SOLOMON the King 26. How the King held converse with the Queen 27. Concerning the Labourer 28. How SOLOMON gave Commandments to the Queen 29. Concerning the Three Hundred and Eighteen [Patriarchs] 30. Concerning how King SOLOMON swore to the Queen 31. Concerning the sign which SOLOMON gave the Queen 32. How the Queen brought forth and came to her own Country 33. How the King of ETHIOPIA travelled 34. How the young man arrived in his mother's country 35. How King SOLOMON sent to his son the commander of his army 36. How King SOLOMON held intercourse with his son 37. How SOLOMON asked His Son Questions 38. How the King planned to send away his son with the children of the nobles 39. How they made the Son of SOLOMON King 40. How ZADOK the priest gave commands to DAVID the King 41. Concerning the blessing of Kings 42. Concerning the Ten Commandments 43. How the men of the Army of ISRAEL received [their] orders 44. How it is not a seemly thing to revile the King 45. How those who were sent away wept and made a plan 46. How they made a plan concerning ZION 47. Concerning the offering of AZÂRYÂS (AZARIAH) and the King 48. How they carried away ZION 49. How his Father blessed his Son 50. How they bade farewell to his Father and how the city mourned 51. How he said unto ZADOK the Priest, "Go and bring the Covering (or, Clothing) which is upon it (i.e., ZION)" 52. How ZADOK the Priest Departed 53. How the Wagon was given to ETHIOPIA 54. How DAVID [the King of ETHIOPIA] Prophesied and Saluted ZION 55. How the People of ETHIOPIA Rejoiced 56. Of the Return of ZADOK the Priest, and the giving of the Gift 57. Concerning the Fall of ZADOK the Priest 58. How SOLOMON Rose up to Slay them 59. How the King Questioned an Egyptian, the Servant of PHARAOH
