KJV Audio Bible
KJV Bible Statistics & Fascinating Facts
Explore verified statistics from the complete King James Version text used by KJV Audio Bible,
including its books, chapters, verses, words, longest passages, shortest passages, common phrases,
and actual narration time.
How Many Books, Chapters, Verses, and Words Are in the KJV Bible?
The King James Version contains 66 books, 1,189 chapters,
31,102 verses, and 789,668 words under the counting method described below.
The complete verse-by-verse narration lasts 77 hours, 16 minutes, and 39 seconds.
Books66
Chapters1,189
Verses31,102
Words789,668
Distinct words12,720
Audio time77h 16m
Old Testament vs. New Testament
Comparison of the Old and New Testaments in the KJV
| Testament | Books | Chapters | Verses | Words | Audio time |
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| Old Testament | 39 | 929 | 23,145 | 609,277 | 59h 31m 14s |
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| New Testament | 27 | 260 | 7,957 | 180,391 | 17h 45m 24s |
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25.39Average words per verse
664.14Average words per chapter
26.16Average verses per chapter
67Chapters with at least 50 verses
What Are the Longest and Shortest Books of the KJV Bible?
Psalms is the longest KJV book by words, chapters, and verses, with 42,686 words,
150 chapters, and 2,461 verses. Jeremiah has slightly fewer words—42,654—but contains the most
characters and has the longest narration time at 4 hours, 10 minutes, and 58 seconds.
3 John is the shortest book by word count, with 294 words, and has the shortest
narration time at 1 minute, 44 seconds. 2 John has the fewest verses, with 13.
This is why the answer to “What is the shortest book of the Bible?” depends on the measurement used.
10 longest books by word count
Longest KJV books measured by words
| # | Book | Words | Characters | Verses |
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| 1 | Psalms | 42,686 | 181,021 | 2,461 |
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| 2 | Jeremiah | 42,654 | 181,043 | 1,364 |
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| 3 | Ezekiel | 39,402 | 165,856 | 1,273 |
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| 4 | Genesis | 38,273 | 158,530 | 1,533 |
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| 5 | Isaiah | 37,039 | 156,947 | 1,292 |
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| 6 | Numbers | 32,896 | 142,690 | 1,288 |
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| 7 | Exodus | 32,686 | 136,642 | 1,213 |
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| 8 | Deuteronomy | 28,351 | 118,050 | 959 |
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| 9 | 2 Chronicles | 26,069 | 112,952 | 822 |
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| 10 | Luke | 25,939 | 108,732 | 1,151 |
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10 shortest books by word count
Shortest KJV books measured by words
| # | Book | Words | Characters | Verses |
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| 1 | 3 John | 294 | 1,299 | 14 |
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| 2 | 2 John | 298 | 1,255 | 13 |
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| 3 | Philemon | 430 | 1,890 | 25 |
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| 4 | Jude | 608 | 2,915 | 25 |
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| 5 | Obadiah | 669 | 2,909 | 21 |
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| 6 | Titus | 896 | 4,235 | 46 |
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| 7 | 2 Thessalonians | 1,022 | 4,420 | 47 |
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| 8 | Haggai | 1,130 | 4,604 | 38 |
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| 9 | Nahum | 1,284 | 5,628 | 47 |
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| 10 | Jonah | 1,320 | 5,309 | 48 |
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What Are the Longest and Shortest Chapters in the KJV?
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter by words, verses, and audio duration. It contains
2,423 words and 176 verses, and its narration lasts approximately 14 minutes and 15 seconds.
Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter, containing 33 words and only two verses, with
approximately 12 seconds of narration.
10 longest chapters by words
| # | Chapter | Words |
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| 1 | Psalm 119 | 2,423 |
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| 2 | 1 Kings 8 | 2,139 |
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| 3 | Deuteronomy 28 | 2,075 |
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| 4 | Numbers 7 | 1,939 |
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| 5 | Leviticus 13 | 1,857 |
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| 6 | Jeremiah 51 | 1,853 |
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| 7 | Ezekiel 16 | 1,820 |
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| 8 | Genesis 24 | 1,816 |
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| 9 | 1 Samuel 17 | 1,719 |
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| 10 | Leviticus 14 | 1,713 |
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10 shortest chapters by words
What Are the Longest and Shortest Verses in the KJV?
Esther 8:9
is the longest verse in this KJV text by both word and character count, with 90 words
and 439 non-space characters. Its narration is also the longest individual verse recording,
lasting approximately 34 seconds.
Two verses tie for the fewest words:
John 11:35,
“Jesus wept,” and
1 Thessalonians 5:16,
“Rejoice evermore,” each contain two words. John 11:35 is the shortest by characters and narration time.
10 longest verses by words
Words and Vocabulary in the King James Bible
This KJV text contains 789,668 total word occurrences and
12,720 distinct normalized words. Of those distinct words,
4,011 occur only once.
Frequently occurring significant terms
Selected content-bearing terms rather than grammatical words such as “the” and “and.”
LORD 7,830God 4,446
man 2,613Israel 2,565
king 2,256son 2,370
people 2,139children 1,803
land 1,718Moses 847
heart 830Jerusalem 811
Longest normalized words
- mahershalalhashbaz18 letters
- chushanrishathaim17 letters
- bashanhavothjair16 letters
- chepharhaammonai16 letters
- covenantbreakers16 letters
- evilfavouredness16 letters
- kibrothhattaavah16 letters
- lovingkindnesses16 letters
How Often Do Famous Phrases Appear in the KJV?
The exact phrase “thus saith the LORD” occurs 415 times across 413 verses,
while “and it came to pass” occurs 396 times. These totals count exact,
case-insensitive phrase matches in the KJV text used on this site.
Selected exact phrase counts in the KJV Bible
| Exact phrase | Occurrences | Verses containing it |
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| “Thus saith the LORD” | 415 | 413 |
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| “And it came to pass” | 396 | 396 |
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| “The word of the LORD” | 258 | 255 |
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| “Jesus Christ” | 198 | 189 |
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| “Holy Ghost” | 90 | 89 |
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| “Kingdom of God” | 70 | 69 |
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| “Fear not” | 62 | 62 |
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| “Kingdom of heaven” | 33 | 32 |
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| “Verily, verily” | 25 | 25 |
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| “Praise ye the LORD” | 25 | 24 |
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How These KJV Bible Statistics Were Calculated
These statistics were calculated directly from the complete King James Version database and
verse-by-verse audio catalog used by KJVAudioBible.com. The results are not copied from a
third-party trivia list.
- Book, chapter, and verse totals follow the divisions present in this site’s KJV database.
- Word comparisons are case-insensitive and exclude common punctuation.
- Apostrophes are removed without splitting a possessive or contraction into extra words.
- Hyphenated forms are normalized for consistent comparison.
- Character counts exclude spaces and line breaks but retain punctuation.
- Phrase totals use exact, case-insensitive phrase matching.
- Audio duration is the combined duration of the actual verse narration files.
Word totals can differ among printed and digital KJV editions because of spelling, punctuation,
headings, formatting, and the treatment of possessive or hyphenated words. These figures describe
the KJV text and audio edition presented on this website. Statistics calculated September 2026.