How many times is valley mentioned in the Bible?
The word valley appears 139 times in the King James Version, in 126 verses. Counting every form (valley, valleys), it appears 167 times in 153 verses across 24 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses valley 158 times (185 with every form).
Valley in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of valley counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| valley | 139 | 158 |
| valleys | 28 | 27 |
| Total | 167 | 185 |
Which books mention valley most
Valley appears in 24 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (28), then Jeremiah (15) and Isaiah (13).
Also in: Job (4), Zechariah (4), Genesis (3), Song of Solomon (2), Hosea (2), Micah (2), 1 Kings (1), Proverbs (1), Luke (1).
First and last mention of valley
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
The verse that uses it most is Joshua 15:8, 3 times (tied with Joshua 18:16):
And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:
Where the two translations differ
10 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 23 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Joshua 9:1: counted in the KJV only
And it came to pass, when all the kings which were on this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard thereof;
When all the kings who were beyond the Jordan, in the hill country, and in the lowland, and on all the shore of the great sea in front of Lebanon, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite, heard of it
Joshua 11:2: counted in the KJV only
And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,
and to the kings who were on the north, in the hill country, in the Arabah south of Chinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor on the west,
Genesis 14:3: counted in the World English Bible only
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
All these joined together in the valley of Siddim (also called the Salt Sea).
Genesis 14:8: counted in the World English Bible only
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;
Verses with valley on our topic pages
3 verses that use valley in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
On: Comfort, Depression, Fear, Courage
He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
On: What Does the Bible Say About Witchcraft? 25 Verses, Psychics
The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.
On: Nature
Common questions
How many times is valley in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 166 of the 167 uses are in the Old Testament and 1 in the New Testament. Valley appears in 24 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (28), then Jeremiah (15) and Isaiah (13).
Where is valley first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Genesis 14:17: "And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale." The last is Luke 3:5.
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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 2026-10-26.