How long does it take to read the book of 1 Chronicles?
About 1 hour 15 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 1 hour 40 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 1 hour 55 minutes. 1 Chronicles has 29 chapters, 942 verses and 18,431 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 15 min
- Out loud
- 1 hr 40 min
- Listening
- 1 hr 55 min
About 1 Chronicles
First Chronicles opens with family lists starting at Adam, then retells David's reign with a focus on worship and the plans for the temple, written to encourage God's people after exile.
The 13th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (History).
A tip for reading it
Don't let the opening names discourage you; they reminded returning exiles that they still belonged to God's story.
Plan your reading of 1 Chronicles
Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.
How will you read it?
Plan by
Finish in
Reading days
Reading 1 Chronicles silently takes about 1 hour 15 minutes in all.
Each day
3 min
Reading days
29
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 29 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 11 Chronicles 13 min
- Day 21 Chronicles 23 min
- Day 31 Chronicles 31 min
- Day 41 Chronicles 43 min
- Day 51 Chronicles 52 min
- Day 61 Chronicles 65 min
- Day 71 Chronicles 73 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is 1 Chronicles 6 at about 5 minutes; the shortest, 1 Chronicles 20, takes about 1 minute.
- Chapter 154 verses3 min
- Chapter 255 verses3 min
- Chapter 324 verses1 min
- Chapter 443 verses3 min
- Chapter 526 verses2 min
- Chapter 681 verses5 min
- Chapter 740 verses3 min
- Chapter 840 verses2 min
- Chapter 944 verses4 min
- Chapter 1014 verses1 min
- Chapter 1147 verses4 min
- Chapter 1240 verses3 min
- Chapter 1314 verses2 min
- Chapter 1417 verses1 min
- Chapter 1529 verses3 min
- Chapter 1643 verses3 min
- Chapter 1727 verses3 min
- Chapter 1817 verses2 min
- Chapter 1919 verses2 min
- Chapter 208 verses1 min
- Chapter 2130 verses4 min
- Chapter 2219 verses2 min
- Chapter 2332 verses3 min
- Chapter 2431 verses2 min
- Chapter 2531 verses2 min
- Chapter 2632 verses3 min
- Chapter 2734 verses3 min
- Chapter 2821 verses3 min
- Chapter 2930 verses4 min
Questions about 1 Chronicles
How long does it take to read 1 Chronicles out loud?
About 1 hour 40 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 1 hour 55 minutes.
How many chapters are in 1 Chronicles?
1 Chronicles has 29 chapters and 942 verses, 18,431 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read 1 Chronicles in one sitting?
You can, but at about 1 hour 15 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 29 days, about 3 minutes a day.
What's the longest chapter in 1 Chronicles?
1 Chronicles 6, about 5 minutes to read. The shortest is 1 Chronicles 20, about 1 minute.
What is 1 Chronicles about?
First Chronicles opens with family lists starting at Adam, then retells David's reign with a focus on worship and the plans for the temple, written to encourage God's people after exile.