How many chapters are in Haggai?
Haggai has 2 chapters and 38 verses. The King James Version text of Haggai runs 1,130 words, about 5 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 37 of the 66 books of the Bible (37th of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 59th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Haggai
The longest chapter is Haggai 2 with 23 verses; the shortest is Haggai 1 with 15.
Longest and shortest verse in Haggai
Longest: Haggai 1:14, 54 words in the KJV.
And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God,
Shortest: Haggai 1:7, 9 words in the KJV.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
How Haggai begins and ends
First verse, Haggai 1:1
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came by Haggai, the prophet, to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying,
Last verse, Haggai 2:23
In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.
In that day, says Yahweh of Armies, will I take you, Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel,’ says Yahweh, ‘and will make you as a signet, for I have chosen you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.”
Haggai in our topic collections
1 verse from Haggai appears on our Bible verse topic pages:
- Bible Verses About Tithing (1 from Haggai)
Haggai: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Haggai?
Haggai has 2 chapters. The longest chapter is Haggai 2 with 23 verses; the shortest is Haggai 1 with 15.
How many verses are in Haggai?
Haggai has 38 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Haggai?
About 5 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 1,130 words and the World English Bible text is 1,019 words.
What is the longest verse in Haggai?
Haggai 1:14 is the longest verse in Haggai, at 54 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Haggai 1:7 (9 words): "Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways."
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-02.