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How many chapters are in Joshua?

Joshua has 24 chapters and 658 verses. The King James Version text of Joshua runs 18,965 words, about 1 hour 20 minutes of reading at 238 words a minute. It is book 6 of the 66 books of the Bible (6th of the 39 Old Testament books) and the 21st longest by word count.

24
Chapters
of 1,189 in the Bible
658
Verses (KJV)
WEB: 658
18,965
Words (KJV)
21st longest of 66
1 h 20 min
Reading time
at 238 words a minute

Verses in each chapter of Joshua

The longest chapter is Joshua 15 with 63 verses; the shortest is Joshua 20 with 9.

Chapter 1
18
Chapter 2
24
Chapter 3
17
Chapter 4
24
Chapter 5
15
Chapter 6
27
Chapter 7
26
Chapter 8
35
Chapter 9
27
Chapter 10
43
Chapter 11
23
Chapter 12
24
Chapter 13
33
Chapter 14
15
Chapter 15
63
Chapter 16
10
Chapter 17
18
Chapter 18
28
Chapter 19
51
Chapter 20
9
Chapter 21
45
Chapter 22
34
Chapter 23
16
Chapter 24
33

Longest and shortest verse in Joshua

Longest: Joshua 8:33, 80 words in the KJV.

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Joshua 8:33 (KJV)

Shortest: Joshua 15:24, 5 words in the KJV.

Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

Joshua 15:24 (KJV)

How Joshua begins and ends

First verse, Joshua 1:1

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying,

Joshua 1:1 (KJV)

Now after the death of Moses the servant of Yahweh, Yahweh spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying,

Joshua 1:1 (WEB)

Last verse, Joshua 24:33

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

Joshua 24:33 (KJV)

Eleazar the son of Aaron died. They buried him in the hill of Phinehas his son, which was given him in the hill country of Ephraim.

Joshua 24:33 (WEB)

Joshua in our topic collections

5 verses from Joshua appear on our Bible verse topic pages, most often in these topics:

Joshua: common questions

How many chapters are in the book of Joshua?

Joshua has 24 chapters. The longest chapter is Joshua 15 with 63 verses; the shortest is Joshua 20 with 9.

How many verses are in Joshua?

Joshua has 658 verses in the King James Version, and the same number in the World English Bible.

How long does it take to read Joshua?

About 1 hour 20 minutes at an average silent reading speed of 238 words a minute. The KJV text is 18,965 words and the World English Bible text is 17,604 words.

What is the longest verse in Joshua?

Joshua 8:33 is the longest verse in Joshua, at 80 words in the King James Version. The shortest is Joshua 15:24 (5 words): "Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,"

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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.