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Books of the Bible
Book
Part
Type
# of Chapters
# of Verses
Genesis
Old Testament
Law (Torah)
50
1533
Exodus
Old Testament
Law (Torah)
40
1213
Leviticus
Old Testament
Law (Torah)
27
859
Numbers
Old Testament
Law (Torah)
36
1288
Deuteronomy
Old Testament
Law (Torah)
34
959
Joshua
Old Testament
Narrative
24
658
Judges
Old Testament
Narrative
21
618
Ruth
Old Testament
Narrative
4
85
1 Samuel
Old Testament
Narrative
31
810
2 Samuel
Old Testament
Narrative
24
695
1 Kings
Old Testament
Narrative
22
816
2 Kings
Old Testament
Narrative
25
719
1 Chronicles
Old Testament
Narrative
29
942
2 Chronicles
Old Testament
Narrative
36
822
Ezra
Old Testament
Narrative
10
280
Nehemiah
Old Testament
Narrative
13
406
Esther
Old Testament
Narrative
10
167
Job
Old Testament
Wisdom
42
1070
Psalms
Old Testament
Wisdom
150
2461
Proverbs
Old Testament
Wisdom
31
915
Ecclesiastes
Old Testament
Wisdom
12
222
Song of Solomon
Old Testament
Wisdom
8
117
Isaiah
Old Testament
Major Prophets
66
1292
Jeremiah
Old Testament
Major Prophets
52
1364
Lamentations
Old Testament
Major Prophets
5
154
Ezekiel
Old Testament
Major Prophets
48
1273
Daniel
Old Testament
Major Prophets
12
357
Hosea
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
14
197
Joel
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
3
73
Amos
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
9
146
Obadiah
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
1
21
Jonah
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
4
48
Micah
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
7
105
Nahum
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
3
47
Habakkuk
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
3
56
Zephaniah
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
3
53
Haggai
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
2
38
Zechariah
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
14
211
Malachi
Old Testament
Minor Prophets
4
55
Matthew
New Testament
The Gospels
28
1071
Mark
New Testament
The Gospels
16
678
Luke
New Testament
The Gospels
24
1151
John
New Testament
The Gospels
21
879
Acts
New Testament
The Gospels
28
1007
Romans
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
16
433
1 Corinthians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
16
437
2 Corinthians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
13
257
Galatians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
6
149
Ephesians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
6
155
Philippians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
4
104
Colossians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
4
95
1 Thessalonians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
5
89
2 Thessalonians
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
3
47
1 Timothy
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
6
113
2 Timothy
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
4
83
Titus
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
3
46
Philemon
New Testament
Epistles of Paul
1
25
Hebrews
New Testament
General Epistles
13
303
James
New Testament
General Epistles
5
108
1 Peter
New Testament
General Epistles
5
105
2 Peter
New Testament
General Epistles
3
61
1 John
New Testament
General Epistles
5
105
2 John
New Testament
General Epistles
1
13
3 John
New Testament
General Epistles
1
14
Jude
New Testament
General Epistles
1
25
Revelation
New Testament
Apocalyptic Epistle
22
404

There are 39 books in the Old Testament (Genesis thru Malachi).

There are 27 books in the New Testament (Matthew thru Revelation).

There are a total of 66 Books in the King James Bible.

There are a total of 1,189 Chapters in the King James Bible.

There are 31,102 Verses in the King James Bible.

In order to read the entire Bible in one month, read 40 chapters per day.

In order to read the entire Bible in three months, read 13 chapters per day.

In order to read the entire Bible in six months, read 7 chapters per day.

In order to read the entire Bible in nine months, read 4 chapters per day.

In order to read the entire Bible in twelve months, read 3-4 chapters per day.

The King James Version (KJV) of the Scriptures is public domain in the United States.

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