How long does it take to read the book of Daniel?
About 45 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 58 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 1 hour 5 minutes. Daniel has 12 chapters, 357 verses and 10,603 words.
- Silently
- 45 min
- Out loud
- 58 min
- Listening
- 1 hr 5 min
About Daniel
Daniel tells of faithful Jewish men serving in Babylon's royal court, who trust God in the fiery furnace and the lions' den, and it records visions of God's kingdom outlasting every empire.
The 27th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (Major Prophets).
A tip for reading it
Enjoy the stories in the first half first, then take the visions in the second half slowly.
Plan your reading of Daniel
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 Daniel silently takes about 45 minutes in all.
Each day
4 min
Reading days
12
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 12 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 1Daniel 12 min
- Day 2Daniel 26 min
- Day 3Daniel 34 min
- Day 4Daniel 45 min
- Day 5Daniel 54 min
- Day 6Daniel 63 min
- Day 7Daniel 74 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Daniel 11 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, Daniel 12, takes about 2 minutes.
- Chapter 121 verses2 min
- Chapter 249 verses6 min
- Chapter 330 verses4 min
- Chapter 437 verses5 min
- Chapter 531 verses4 min
- Chapter 628 verses3 min
- Chapter 728 verses4 min
- Chapter 827 verses3 min
- Chapter 927 verses4 min
- Chapter 1021 verses2 min
- Chapter 1145 verses6 min
- Chapter 1213 verses2 min
Questions about Daniel
How long does it take to read Daniel out loud?
About 58 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 1 hour 5 minutes.
How many chapters are in Daniel?
Daniel has 12 chapters and 357 verses, 10,603 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Daniel in one sitting?
Yes. At about 45 minutes, Daniel fits in one sitting, and reading a book straight through is a good way to see its whole message.
What's the longest chapter in Daniel?
Daniel 11, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is Daniel 12, about 2 minutes.
What is Daniel about?
Daniel tells of faithful Jewish men serving in Babylon's royal court, who trust God in the fiery furnace and the lions' den, and it records visions of God's kingdom outlasting every empire.