How many times is Daniel mentioned in the Bible?
The word Daniel appears 83 times in the King James Version, in 73 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Daniel 83 times.
Daniel is also the name of a son of David and a priest in Ezra. Every use is counted.
Daniel in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Daniel counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 83 | 83 |
| Total | 83 | 83 |
First and last mention of Daniel
Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:
The verse that uses it most is Daniel 5:13, 3 times (tied with Daniel 6:20):
Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king my father brought out of Jewry?
Verses with Daniel on our topic pages
5 verses that use Daniel in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Now as for these four youths, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
On: Dreams
Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
On: Dreams
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head on his bed. Then he wrote the dream and told the sum of the matters.
On: Dreams
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three whole weeks.
On: Fasting
But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many will run back and forth, and knowledge will be increased.”
On: End Times
Common questions
How many times is Daniel in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 81 of the 83 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Daniel appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Daniel has the most (75), then Ezekiel (3) and 1 Chronicles (1).
Where is Daniel first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Chronicles 3:1: "Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:" The last is Mark 13:14.
Daniel is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 12 chapters, 357 verses and reading time.
More word counts: John, James, Judas, Martha, Lazarus, Gabriel, Michael, Stephen, or all 253 words.
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 2026-10-05.