Judges: Chapters, Verses & Reading Time

Old Testament · History · Book 7 of 66

Chapters
21
Verses
618
Words*
16,837
Reading time*
1 hr 10 min

About Judges

Judges covers the unsettled period after Joshua, when Israel had no king. The book repeats a cycle: the people turn away from God, are oppressed by enemies, cry out, and are rescued by leaders called judges — among them Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. Its closing refrain is that "everyone did what was right in his own eyes."

Well-known passages: Judges 2:10–19 · Judges 4–5 · Judges 21:25

How long does it take to read Judges?

Judges has 21 chapters and 618 verses. At an average adult reading speed of 238 words per minute, reading all of Judges takes about 1 hr 10 min.

If you read…You'll finish Judges in
1 chapter a day21 days
2 chapters a day11 days
3 chapters a day7 days
10 minutes a day8 days

Chapters of Judges

The number of verses in each chapter of Judges:

  1. Judges 136 verses
  2. Judges 223 verses
  3. Judges 331 verses
  4. Judges 424 verses
  5. Judges 531 verses
  6. Judges 640 verses
  7. Judges 725 verses
  8. Judges 835 verses
  9. Judges 957 verses
  10. Judges 1018 verses
  11. Judges 1140 verses
  12. Judges 1215 verses
  13. Judges 1325 verses
  14. Judges 1420 verses
  15. Judges 1520 verses
  16. Judges 1631 verses
  17. Judges 1713 verses
  18. Judges 1831 verses
  19. Judges 1930 verses
  20. Judges 2048 verses
  21. Judges 2125 verses

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* Word counts are from the Berean Standard Bible (public domain), an English translation. Reading time assumes 238 words per minute, the average adult silent reading speed for English non-fiction; your pace, language, and translation will vary. Verse counts follow the versification My Bible Log uses for tracking.