How many chapters are in Joel?
Joel has 3 chapters and 73 verses. The King James Version text of Joel runs 2,033 words, about 9 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 29 of the 66 books of the Bible (29th of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 49th longest by word count.
Verses in each chapter of Joel
The longest chapter is Joel 2 with 32 verses; the shortest is Joel 1 with 20.
Longest and shortest verse in Joel
Longest: Joel 2:20, 55 words in the KJV.
But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.
Shortest: Joel 2:15, 12 words in the KJV.
Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:
How Joel begins and ends
First verse, Joel 1:1
The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.
Yahweh’s word that came to Joel, the son of Pethuel.
Last verse, Joel 3:21
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
I will cleanse their blood, that I have not cleansed: for Yahweh dwells in Zion.”
Joel in our topic collections
7 verses from Joel appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:
- Bible Verses About End Times (5 from Joel)
- Bible Verses About Patience (1 from Joel)
- Bible Verses About Repentance (1 from Joel)
- Bible Verses About Dreams (1 from Joel)
- Bible Verses About Fasting (1 from Joel)
Joel: common questions
How many chapters are in the book of Joel?
Joel has 3 chapters. The longest chapter is Joel 2 with 32 verses; the shortest is Joel 1 with 20.
How many verses are in Joel?
Joel has 73 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.
How long does it take to read Joel?
About 9 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 2,033 words and the World English Bible text is 1,907 words.
What is the longest verse in Joel?
Joel 2:20 is the longest verse in Joel, at 55 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Joel 2:15 (12 words): "Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:"
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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.