One day way back in the ’80s I spent some time looking up the number of chapters in the Bible. The total, as well as the number per book, was needed to create a “custom” reading plan (something a little different from what was readily available). It was a fun project and, though I’ve found the information duplicated in planners and now on the internet, the exercise acquainted me with my Bible since I had to go through it book-by-book. Valuable.
Since then I’ve continued to reference the information more than I would’ve anticipated, and have opted to include it in RockinTheWord for quick access online. Following is the list of Books, with their typical abbreviations, ordered by number (which is handy for organization of notes and studies – eg: n19 = Hebrews, the 19th book of the NT).
The Old Testament: 39 Books – 929 Chapters
- Genesis (Ge): 50
- Exodus (Ex): 40
- Leviticus (Le): 27
- Numbers (Nu): 36
- Deuteronomy (De): 34
- Joshua (Jos): 24
- Judges (Jg, Jud): 21
- Ruth (Ru): 4
- 1st Samuel (1Sa): 31
- 2nd Samuel (2Sa): 24
- 1st Kings (1Ki): 22
- 2nd Kings (2Ki): 25
- 1st Chronicles (1Ch): 29
- 2nd Chronicles (2Ch): 36
- Ezra (Ezr): 10
- Nehemiah (Ne, Neh): 13
- Esther (Es): 10
- Job: 42
- Psalms (Ps): 150
- Proverbs (Pr): 31
- Ecclesiastes (Ec): 12
- Song of Songs/Solomon (Song): 8
- Isaiah (Isa): 66
- Jeremiah (Jer): 52
- Lamentations (La, Lam): 5
- Ezekiel (Eze): 48
- Daniel (Da, Dan): 12
- Hosea (Ho, Hos): 14
- Joel (Joe): 3
- Amos (Am): 9
- Obadiah (Ob): 1
- Jonah (Jon): 4
- Micah (Mic): 7
- Nahum (Na, Nah): 3
- Habakkuk (Hab): 3
- Zephaniah (Zep): 3
- Haggai (Hag): 2
- Zechariah (Zec): 14
- Malachi (Mal): 4
The New Testament: 27 Books – 260 Chapters
- Matthew (Mt): 28
- Mark (Mr, Mk): 16
- Luke (Lu, Lk): 24
- John (Joh, Jn): 21
- Acts (Ac): 28
- Romans (Ro, Rom): 16
- 1st Corinthians (1Co): 16
- 2nd Corinthians (2Co): 13
- Galatians (Ga, Gal): 6
- Ephesians (Eph): 6
- Philippians (Php): 4
- Colossians (Col): 4
- 1st Thessalonians (1Th): 5
- 2nd Thessalonians (2Th): 3
- 1st Timothy (1Ti): 6
- 2nd Timothy (2Ti): 4
- Titus (Tit): 3
- Philemon (Phm): 1
- Hebrews (Heb): 13
- James (Jas): 5
- 1st Peter (1Pe): 5
- 2nd Peter (2Pe): 3
- 1st John (1Jo): 5
- 2nd John (2Jo): 1
- 3rd John (3Jo): 1
- Jude: 1
- Revelation (Re, Rev): 22
Pr 13:4 ¶ The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.