How many times is Nebuchadnezzar mentioned in the Bible?
The word Nebuchadnezzar appears 60 times in the King James Version, in 57 verses. Counting every form (Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadrezzar), it appears 91 times in 88 verses across 9 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Nebuchadnezzar 91 times.
The KJV uses both spellings, Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel and Nebuchadrezzar in Jeremiah and Ezekiel. Both are counted.
Nebuchadnezzar in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Nebuchadnezzar counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Nebuchadnezzar | 60 | 91 |
| Nebuchadrezzar | 31 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 91 |
Which books mention Nebuchadnezzar most
Nebuchadnezzar appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (37), then Daniel (32) and 2 Kings (6).
First and last mention of Nebuchadnezzar
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
The verse that uses it most is Daniel 2:1, 2 times (tied with Daniel 3:2, Daniel 3:3):
And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.
Verses with Nebuchadnezzar on our topic pages
2 verses that use Nebuchadnezzar in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
but there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he has made known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream, and the visions of your head on your bed, are these:
On: Dreams
Common questions
How many times is Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 91 of the 91 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Nebuchadnezzar appears in 9 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Jeremiah has the most (37), then Daniel (32) and 2 Kings (6).
Where is Nebuchadnezzar first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 2 Kings 24:1: "In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him." The last is Daniel 5:18.
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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.