Bible Facts

There are 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament for a total of 66 books in the Bible.

There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament and 260 chapters in the New Testament for a total of 1189 chapters.

The Old Testament has 23,214 verses and the New Testament has 7,959 verses for a total of 31,173 verses.

The KJV Old Testament has 592,493 words and the KJV New Testament has 181,253 words for a total of 773,746 words.

The KJV Old Testament has 2,728,100 letters and the KJV New Testament has 838,380 letters for a total of 3,566,480 letters.

The longest book in the Bible is Psalms with 150 chapters, or psalms. It contains 43,743 words.

The longest chapter is Psalm 119, and Psalm 119:176 is the highest verse number: ‘I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.’

The longest verse is Esther 8:9 with 90 words.

The shortest book in the Bible is 3 John with only 1 chapter and 294 words.

The shortest chapter is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses.

The shortest verse is John 11:35 with only 2 words, ‘Jesus wept.’

Psalm 118 is the middle chapter of the Bible and Psalm 118:8 is the middle verse of the Bible: ‘It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.’

Esther is the only book in the Bible in which the name ‘God’ does not appear.

Isaiah 37 is the same as 2 Kings 19, entire chapter and more, word for word. (2 Kings 18:17-20:19 is repeated in Isaiah 36:2-38:8, 21-22; 39)