The Contents of the Bible

How the 66 books of the Bible are organized, and the number of chapters in each.

The Old Testament

The Story of Man
Genesis—50

History of Israel
Exodus—40
Leviticus—27
Numbers—36
Deuteronomy—34
Joshua—24
Judges—21
Ruth—4
1 Samuel—31
2 Samuel—24
1 Kings—22
2 Kings—25
1 Chronicles—29
2 Chronicles—36
Ezra—10
Nehemiah—13
Esther—10

Poetry
Job—42
Psalms—150
Proverbs—31
Ecclesiastes—12
Song of Solomon—8

Prophecy
Isaiah—66
Jeremiah—52
Lamentations—5
Ezekiel—48
Daniel—12
Hosea—14
Joel—3
Amos—9
Obadiah—1
Jonah—4
Micah—7
Nahum—3
Habakkuk—3
Zephaniah—3
Haggai—2
Zechariah—14
Malachi—4

The New Testament

The Story of Jesus
Matthew—28
Mark—16
Luke—24
John—21

History of the Church
Acts—28

Epistles
Romans—16
1 Corinthians—16
2 Corinthians—13
Galatians—6
Ephesians—6
Philippians—4
Colossians—4
1 Thessalonians—5
2 Thessalonians—3
1 Timothy—6
2 Timothy—4
Titus—3
Philemon—1
Hebrews—13
James—5
1 Peter—5
2 Peter—3
1 John—5
2 John—1
3 John—1
Jude—1

Prophecy
Revelation—22