How many times is Isaiah mentioned in the Bible?
The word Isaiah appears 32 times in the King James Version, in 32 verses. Counting every form (Isaiah, Esaias), it appears 53 times in 53 verses across 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Isaiah 53 times.
The KJV spells the name Esaias in the New Testament. Both spellings are counted.
Isaiah in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Isaiah counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 32 | 53 |
| Esaias | 21 | not counted |
| Total | 53 | 53 |
First and last mention of Isaiah
And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.
And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him shall the Gentiles trust.
Common questions
How many times is Isaiah in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 32 of the 53 uses are in the Old Testament and 21 in the New Testament. Isaiah appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Isaiah has the most (16), then 2 Kings (13) and Matthew (6).
Where is Isaiah first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 19:2: "And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz." The last is Romans 15:12.
Isaiah is also the name of a book of the Bible. See its 66 chapters, 1,292 verses and reading time.
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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 2026-10-05.