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How long does it take to read the book of 2 Chronicles?

About 1 hour 40 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours 10 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 30 minutes. 2 Chronicles has 36 chapters, 822 verses and 23,877 words.

Silently
1 hr 40 min
Out loud
2 hr 10 min
Listening
2 hr 30 min

About 2 Chronicles

Second Chronicles retells the story of Solomon and the kings of Judah, highlighting the temple and how God responds when leaders humble themselves and seek Him.

The 14th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (History).

A tip for reading it

If you've read Kings, notice what Chronicles chooses to highlight, especially the hope that people can return to God.

Plan your reading of 2 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 2 Chronicles silently takes about 1 hour 40 minutes in all.

Each day

3 min

Reading days

36

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 36 chapters in all.

Your first week

  1. Day 12 Chronicles 12 min
  2. Day 22 Chronicles 22 min
  3. Day 32 Chronicles 32 min
  4. Day 42 Chronicles 42 min
  5. Day 52 Chronicles 52 min
  6. Day 62 Chronicles 65 min
  7. Day 72 Chronicles 73 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is 2 Chronicles 6 at about 5 minutes; the shortest, 2 Chronicles 27, takes under a minute.

  1. Chapter 12 min
  2. Chapter 22 min
  3. Chapter 32 min
  4. Chapter 42 min
  5. Chapter 52 min
  6. Chapter 65 min
  7. Chapter 73 min
  8. Chapter 82 min
  9. Chapter 93 min
  10. Chapter 102 min
  11. Chapter 112 min
  12. Chapter 122 min
  13. Chapter 133 min
  14. Chapter 142 min
  15. Chapter 152 min
  16. Chapter 162 min
  17. Chapter 172 min
  18. Chapter 184 min
  19. Chapter 191 min
  20. Chapter 205 min
  21. Chapter 212 min
  22. Chapter 222 min
  23. Chapter 233 min
  24. Chapter 244 min
  25. Chapter 254 min
  26. Chapter 263 min
  27. Chapter 27<1 min
  28. Chapter 283 min
  29. Chapter 294 min
  30. Chapter 303 min
Show all 36 chapters
  1. Chapter 313 min
  2. Chapter 324 min
  3. Chapter 333 min
  4. Chapter 345 min
  5. Chapter 354 min
  6. Chapter 363 min

Questions about 2 Chronicles

How long does it take to read 2 Chronicles out loud?

About 2 hours 10 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 30 minutes.

How many chapters are in 2 Chronicles?

2 Chronicles has 36 chapters and 822 verses, 23,877 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read 2 Chronicles in one sitting?

You can, but at about 1 hour 40 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 36 days, about 3 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in 2 Chronicles?

2 Chronicles 6, about 5 minutes to read. The shortest is 2 Chronicles 27, under a minute.

What is 2 Chronicles about?

Second Chronicles retells the story of Solomon and the kings of Judah, highlighting the temple and how God responds when leaders humble themselves and seek Him.

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