The Bible

KJV Bible statistics
Old Testament
*39 Books
*929 Chapters
*23,214 Verses
*647,000 Words
* Longest Book: Psalms
*Shortest Book: Obadiah
*17 Historical Books
* 5 Poetic Books
*17 Prophetical Books

New Testament
*27 Books
*260 Chapters
*7,959 Words
*198,000 Words
*Longest Book: Acts
*Shortest Book: 2John
*4 Gospels
*1 Historical
*22 Epistles

*Number of Words(Total):845,000
* Number of Verses(Total): 31,173

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BIBLE STATISTICS:

Number of books in the Bible: 66
Chapters: 1,189
Verses: 31,101
Words: 783,137
Letters: 3,566,480
Number of promises given in the Bible: 1,260
Commands: 6,468
Predictions: over 8,000
Fulfilled prophecy: 3,268 verses
Unfulfilled prophecy: 3,140
Number of questions: 3,294
Longest name: Mahershalalhashbaz (Isaiah 8:1)
Longest verse: Esther 8:9 (78 words)
Shortest verse: John 11:35 (2 words: "Jesus wept").
Middle books: Micah and Nahum
Middle verse: Psalm 118:8
Middle chapter: Psalm 117
Shortest chapter (by number of words): Psalm 117 (by number of words)
Longest book: Psalms (150 chapters)
Shortest book (by number of words): 3 John
Longest chapter: Psalm 119 (176 verses)
Number of times the word "God" appears: 3,358
Number of times the word "Lord" appears: 7,736
Number of different authors: 40
Number of languages the Bible has been translated into: over 1,200

OLD TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Number of books: 39
Chapters: 929
Verses: 23,114
Words: 602,585
Letters: 2,278,100
Middle book: Proverbs
Middle chapter: Job 20
Middle verses: 2 Chronicles 20:17,18
Smallest book: Obadiah
Shortest verse: 1 Chronicles 1:25
Longest verse: Esther 8:9
Longest chapter: Psalms 119
Largest book: Psalms

NEW TESTAMENT STATISTICS:

Number of books: 27
Chapters: 260
Verses: 7,957
Words: 180,552
Letters: 838,380
Middle book: 2 Thessalonians
Middle chapters: Romans 8, 9
Middle verse: Acts 27:17
Smallest book: 3 John
Shortest verse: John 11:35
Longest verse: Revelation 20:4
Longest chapter: Luke 1
Largest book: Luke

Bible statistic differ not only in versions but also in the number of specific words/EDITIONS


Chapter Standardized: Stephen langton. The First one to make chapters was Cardinal Hugo de Sancta Caro(St.Cher)
Verse by Robert stephanus Estienne

The Geneva Bible in 1960 was the first to include chapter and verse divisions for the entire Bible.

I’ll be using the King James version For 2 reason: 1.Because there is physical act that Jesus senses,Mk5:38; and of course, I like the flow of the prose and poetries of the English language that is found therein. The King James Version is not perfect, but it is much easier and enjoyable to read than most, that is why it’s my main study bible. But I will also referred to other bible and bible study reference as well.

Four-fold superiority of the King James Version       Part 2 

Facts And Fables

So what bible version are you going to use? Use the one you understand most, and pray that the holy spirit teaches you of Spiritual discernment. There is no bible version that is superior, one to another. One version can have a better interpretation than the other version because of Hebrew, aramaic, compared chaldean words and Greek koine words. So search those words and not just rely on bible versions.

Should you use a paraphrase bible? No a paraphrase is a retelling in your or the author’s own words and understanding.A good example is The Message by Eugene Peterson. Such bible can be use as a commentary not a primary bible, and at the most it doesn’t convey the message of the original text.Jhn 5:39