How many words are in the King James Version of the Bible?

Answer 1

* Several sources cite 783,137. * 789,637 different word counts are found by different techniques. Book Chap Verse Words

Genesis 50 1,533 38,262

Exodus 40 1,213 32,685

Leviticus 27 859 24,541

Numbers 36 1,288 32,896

Deut. 34 959 28,352

Joshua 24 658 18,854

Judges 21 618 18,966

Ruth 4 85 2,574

1 Samuel 31 810 25,048

2 Samuel 24 695 20,600

1 Kings 22 816 24,513

2 Kings 25 719 23,517

1 Chro. 29 942 20,365

2 Chro. 36 822 26,069

Ezra 10 280 7,440

Nehemiah 13 406 10,480

Esther 10 167 5,633

Job 42 1,070 18,098

Psalms 150 2,461 42,690

Proverbs 31 915 15,038

Eccl. 12 222 5,579

Song of S. 8 117 2,658

Isaiah 66 1,292 37,036

Jeremiah 52 1,364 42,654

Lam. 5 154 3,411

Ezekiel 48 1,273 39,401

Daniel 12 357 11,602

Hosea 14 197 5,174

Joel 3 73 2,033

Amos 9 146 4,216

Obadiah 1 21 669

Jonah 4 48 1,320

Micah 7 105 3,152

Nahum 3 47 1,284

Habakkuk 3 56 1,475

Zeph. 3 53 1,616

Haggai 2 38 1,130

Zech. 14 211 6,443

Malachi 4 55 1,781

Matthew 28 1,071 23,684

Mark 16 678 15,166

Luke 24 1,151 25,939

John 21 879 19,094

Acts 28 1,007 24,245

Romans 16 433 9,422

1 Cor. 16 437 9,462

2 Cor. 13 257 6065

Gal. 6 149 3,084

Eph. 6 155 3,022

Philip. 4 104 2,183

Colo. 4 95 1,979

1 Thess. 5 89 1,837

2 Thess. 3 47 1,022

1 Tim. 6 113 2,244

2 Tim. 4 83 1,666

Titus 3 46 896

Philemon 1 25 430

Hebrews 13 303 6,897

James 5 108 2,304

1 Peter 5 105 2,476

2 Peter 3 61 1,553

1 John 5 105 2,517

2 John 1 13 298

3 John 1 14 294

Jude 1 25 608

Revelation 22 404 11,995

Totals 1,189 31,102 789,637

W/Verse Total words: 789,637 - W/Endings NT words: 186 - 789,823

W/Intros Psa words: 1048 - 790,685 - W/Both words: 1234 - 790,871 In the King James version, there are 66 books.