Ransacking the Scriptures

By Keith Leroy Brooks

Chapter 5

NUMBER OF CHAPTERS

The student will find it very helpful to memorize the number of chapters in each book of the Bible. It is an aid, not only in locating Scripture but helps to visualize the books in the mind.

Old Testament

Genesis - 50

Exodus - 40

Leviticus - 27

Numbers - 36

Deuteronomy - 34

Joshua - 24

Judges - 21

Ruth - 4

I. Samuel - 31

II. Samuel - 24

I. Kings - 22

II. Kings - 25

I. Chronicles - 29

II. Chronicles - 36

Ezra - 10

Nehemiah - 13

Esther - 10

Job - 42

Psalms - 150

Proverbs - 31

Ecclesiastes - 12

Song of Solomon - 8

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

New Testament

Matthew - 28

Mark - 16

Luke - 24

John - 21

The Acts - 28

Romans - 16

I. Corinthians - 16

II. Corinthians - 13

Galatians  - 6

Ephesians - 6

Philippians - 4

Colossians - 4

I. Thessalonians - 5

II. Thessalonians - 3

I. Timothy - 6

II. Timothy - 4

Titus - 3

Philemon - 1

Hebrews - 13

James - 5

I Peter - 5

II Peter - 3

I. John - 5

II. John - 1

III. John - 1

Jude - 1

Revelation - 22