How many times is Michael mentioned in the Bible?
The word Michael appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 15 verses. It is found in 7 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Michael 15 times.
The archangel is named in Daniel, Jude 9 and Revelation 12:7. Michael is also the name of several men in Numbers and Chronicles, and all of them are counted.
Michael in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Michael counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Michael | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
Which books mention Michael most
Michael appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (7), then Daniel (3) and Numbers (1).
First and last mention of Michael
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
Verses with Michael on our topic pages
3 verses that use Michael in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
“At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who stands for the children of your people; and there will be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time. At that time your people will be delivered, everyone who is found written in the book.
But Michael, the archangel, when contending with the devil and arguing about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him an abusive condemnation, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
On: Angels
There was war in the sky. Michael and his angels made war on the dragon. The dragon and his angels made war.
On: Demons
Common questions
How many times is Michael in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 13 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament. Michael appears in 7 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Chronicles has the most (7), then Daniel (3) and Numbers (1).
Where is Michael first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Numbers 13:13: "Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael." The last is Revelation 12:7.
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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.