How many times is "glory of the LORD" in the Bible?
The phrase "glory of the LORD" appears 36 times in the King James Version, in 36 verses. The World English Bible has it 38 times (glory of the Lord 3, Yahweh's glory 35).
The World English Bible writes Yahweh's glory where the KJV has the glory of the LORD in the Old Testament, as in Exodus 24:16. Both wordings are counted.
Glory of the LORD in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of glory of the LORD counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| glory of the LORD | 36 | 3 |
| Yahweh's glory | not counted | 35 |
| Total | 36 | 38 |
First and last mention of glory of the LORD
And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Where the two translations differ
0 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.
2 Corinthians 8:19: counted in the World English Bible only
And not that only, but who was also chosen of the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and declaration of your ready mind:
Not only so, but he was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness.
Verses with glory of the LORD on our topic pages
1 verse that uses glory of the LORD in the World English Bible is in our topic collections.
Yes, they will sing of the ways of Yahweh; for great is Yahweh’s glory.
On: Gratitude
Common questions
How many times is glory of the LORD in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 34 of the 36 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Glory of the LORD appears in 11 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Ezekiel has the most (9), then Exodus (6) and Numbers (5).
Where is glory of the LORD first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Exodus 16:7: "And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and what are we, that ye murmur against us?" The last is 2 Corinthians 3:18.
More word counts: LORD of hosts, Holy Ghost, only begotten, love, God, Jesus, Christ, Lord, or all 686 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 2026-11-03.