BIBLE INSIGHTS

Bible Statistics

1. The Bible as a whole:

(1) Number of books 66
(2) Chapters 1,189
(3) Verses 31,102
(4) Words 783,134
(5) Letters 3,566,480
(6) Promises 1,260
(7) Commands 6,468
(8) Predictions Over 8000
(9) Fulfilled prophecy verses 3,268
(10) Unfulfilled prophecy verses 3,140
(11) Questions 3,296
(12) Longest name—18 letters (Isaiah 8:1)
(13) Longest verse—Esther 8:9
(14) Shortest verse—John 11:35
(15) Middle books—Micah and Nahum
(16) Middle verse—Psalm 118:8
(17) Middle and shortest chapter—Psalm:117
(18) Largest book—Psalms
(19) Smallest book—3 John (counting words)
(20) Largest chapter—Psalm 119
(21) Word GOD occurs—3,358 times
(22) Word Lord occurs—7,736
(23) Authors—40
(24) Languages translated in—over 1100
(25) First chapter divisions made in A.D. 1227
(26) First complete English Bible—A.D. 1380

2. The Old Testament:

(1) Number of books 39
(2) Chapters 929
(3) Verses 23,145
(4) Words 602,583
(5) Letters 2,728,100
(6) Middle book Proverbs
(7) Middle chapter Job:29
(8) Middle verses
2-Chronicles 20:17-18
(9) Smallest book Obadiah
(10 Shortest verse 1-Chronicle 1:25
(11) Longest verse Esther 8:9
(12) Longest chapter Psalm:119
(13) Largest book Psalms
(14) Passages which are alike or nearly so — 2 Kings:19 and Isaiah:37; Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7; 2Chronicles 39: 22-23 and Ezra 1:1-3(a); Psalm 14 and Psalm 53; Psalm 60:6-12 and Psalm 108:7-13.

3. The New Testament:

(1) Number of books 27
(2) Chapters 260
(3) Verses 7,957
(4) Words 180,551
(5) Letters 838,380
(6) Middle book 2-Thessalonians
(7) Middle chapter Romans:13
(8) Middle verse Acts 27:17
(9) Smallest book 3 John (counting words)
(10) Shortest verse John 11:35
(11) Longest verse Revelation 20:4
(12) Longest chapter Luke:1
(13) Largest book Luke

4. Other interesting facts about the Bible:

(1) 5 books have only one chapter — Obadiah, Philemon, 2 & 3 john and Jude.
(2) Esther and Songs of Solomon have no name of God in the English text.
(3) Haggai has only 2 chapters
(4) 7 books have 3 chapters—Joel, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, 2 Thessalonians, Titus and 2 Peter.
(5) 6 books have only 4 chapters — Ruth, Jonah, Malachi, Colossians, Philippians and 2 Timothy.
(6) 5 books have only 5 chapters — Lamentations, 1Thessalonians, James, 1Peter and 1John.
(7) Only 10 books have over 1000 verses—Genesis (1,533), Exodus (1,213), Numbers (1,288), Job (1,070), Psalms (2,461), Isaiah (1,292), Jeremiah (1,273), Matthew (1,071), Luke (1,151) and Acts (1,007).
(8) A Bible in the Library of the University of Gottingen is written on 2,470 palm leaves.
(9) Numbers chapter 33 has 42 verses having the first two words alike.
(10) Number chapter 11:5 is the garden verse Scriptures.