How many times is Megiddo mentioned in the Bible?
The word Megiddo appears 11 times in the King James Version, in 11 verses. Counting every form (Megiddo, Megiddon), it appears 12 times in 12 verses across 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Megiddo 12 times (13 with every form).
The KJV spells it Megiddon in Zechariah 12:11, and the World English Bible does too. Armageddon in the KJV's Revelation 16:16 is usually read as har Megiddo, the mountain of Megiddo, but it is a different word and is not counted in the KJV column. The World English Bible prints Megiddo in that verse, so its count is one higher.
Megiddo in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Megiddo counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Megiddo | 11 | 12 |
| Megiddon | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 13 |
What the name Megiddo means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Megiddo as "his precious fruit; declaring a message".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Megiddo most
Megiddo appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (3), then Joshua (2) and Judges (2).
First and last mention of Megiddo
The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
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.
Revelation 16:16: counted in the World English Bible only
And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, Megiddo.
Common questions
How many times is Megiddo in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 12 of the 12 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Megiddo appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Kings has the most (3), then Joshua (2) and Judges (2).
Where is Megiddo first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 12:21: "The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;" The last is Zechariah 12:11.
What does the name Megiddo mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Megiddo as "his precious fruit; declaring a message".
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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 2026-10-24.