How many times is daughter mentioned in the Bible?
The word daughter appears 324 times in the King James Version, in 288 verses. Counting every form (daughter, daughters, daughter's), it appears 581 times in 507 verses across 42 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses daughter 321 times (575 with every form).
A hyphenated word counts its parts, so daughter-in-law is included.
Daughter in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of daughter counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| daughter | 324 | 321 |
| daughters | 254 | 251 |
| daughter's | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 581 | 575 |
Which books mention daughter most
Daughter appears in 42 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (112), then Jeremiah (41) and Ezekiel (37).
Also in: 2 Kings (17), Nehemiah (12), 1 Kings (11), Psalms (11), Song of Solomon (11), Luke (11), Matthew (9), Micah (8), Mark (8), Joshua (6), Esther (5), Job (5), Ezra (4), Hosea (4), Zechariah (4), Zephaniah (3), Acts (3), Proverbs (2), Daniel (2), Joel (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Amos (1), Malachi (1), John (1), 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (1).
First and last mention of daughter
And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
Even as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
The verse that uses it most is Genesis 36:2, 4 times (tied with Leviticus 18:17, Luke 12:53):
Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;
Where the two translations differ
8 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Genesis 34:17: counted in the KJV only
But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.
But if you will not listen to us, to be circumcised, then we will take our sister, and we will be gone.”
1 Samuel 1:16: counted in the KJV only
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”
Micah 1:8: counted in the World English Bible only
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls.
Verses with daughter on our topic pages
18 verses that use daughter in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,
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“It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.
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He brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter; for she had neither father nor mother. The maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
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If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.
The son of the Israelite woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.
On: Blasphemy
but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God, in which you shall not do any work, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you.
On: Rest
He said, “You are blessed by Yahweh, my daughter. You have shown more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, because you didn’t follow young men, whether poor or rich.
On: Kindness
David sent and inquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
They caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
On: Psychics
Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
On: Demons
I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, or by the hinds of the field, that you not stir up, nor awaken love, until it so desires.
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Common questions
How many times is daughter in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 546 of the 581 uses are in the Old Testament and 35 in the New Testament. Daughter appears in 42 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Genesis has the most (112), then Jeremiah (41) and Ezekiel (37).
Where is daughter first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 5:4: "And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:" The last is 1 Peter 3:6.
Read the full collection: Bible Verses About Children (20 Verses).
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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 2026-10-26.