How long does it take to read the book of 2 Kings?
About 1 hour 30 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 15 minutes. 2 Kings has 25 chapters, 719 verses and 21,716 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 30 min
- Out loud
- 2 hr
- Listening
- 2 hr 15 min
About 2 Kings
Second Kings continues the story of the kings of Israel and Judah, with the prophet Elisha's miracles, and ends with both kingdoms conquered and God's people carried off into exile.
The 12th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (History).
A tip for reading it
Read it right after 1 Kings so the sad ending makes sense, and watch for the few kings who followed God.
Plan your reading of 2 Kings
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 Kings silently takes about 1 hour 30 minutes in all.
Each day
4 min
Reading days
25
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 25 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 12 Kings 13 min
- Day 22 Kings 23 min
- Day 32 Kings 33 min
- Day 42 Kings 45 min
- Day 52 Kings 54 min
- Day 62 Kings 64 min
- Day 72 Kings 73 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is 2 Kings 23 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, 2 Kings 24, takes about 2 minutes.
- Chapter 118 verses3 min
- Chapter 225 verses3 min
- Chapter 327 verses3 min
- Chapter 444 verses5 min
- Chapter 527 verses4 min
- Chapter 633 verses4 min
- Chapter 720 verses3 min
- Chapter 829 verses4 min
- Chapter 937 verses5 min
- Chapter 1036 verses5 min
- Chapter 1121 verses3 min
- Chapter 1221 verses3 min
- Chapter 1325 verses3 min
- Chapter 1429 verses4 min
- Chapter 1538 verses4 min
- Chapter 1620 verses3 min
- Chapter 1741 verses5 min
- Chapter 1837 verses5 min
- Chapter 1937 verses4 min
- Chapter 2021 verses3 min
- Chapter 2126 verses3 min
- Chapter 2220 verses3 min
- Chapter 2337 verses6 min
- Chapter 2420 verses2 min
- Chapter 2530 verses4 min
Questions about 2 Kings
How long does it take to read 2 Kings out loud?
About 2 hours at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 15 minutes.
How many chapters are in 2 Kings?
2 Kings has 25 chapters and 719 verses, 21,716 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read 2 Kings in one sitting?
You can, but at about 1 hour 30 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 25 days, about 4 minutes a day.
What's the longest chapter in 2 Kings?
2 Kings 23, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is 2 Kings 24, about 2 minutes.
What is 2 Kings about?
Second Kings continues the story of the kings of Israel and Judah, with the prophet Elisha's miracles, and ends with both kingdoms conquered and God's people carried off into exile.