How long does it take to read the book of Deuteronomy?

About 1 hour 50 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 2 hours 20 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 2 hours 40 minutes. Deuteronomy has 34 chapters, 959 verses and 25,682 words.

Silently: 1 hr 50 min
Out loud: 2 hr 20 min
Listening: 2 hr 40 min

About Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon to a new generation of Israelites, reminding them of God's law and urging them to love and obey Him before entering the promised land.

The 5th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (The Law).

A tip for reading it

Read it like a loving leader's last speech, and notice how often Moses tells the people to remember what God has done.

Plan your reading of Deuteronomy

Choose a finish date or the time you have, and get what to read each day.

What are you reading?

How will you read it?

Plan by

Finish in

Reading days

Reading Deuteronomy silently takes about 1 hour 50 minutes in all.

Each day

3 min

Reading days

You finish

…

That's about a chapter a day, 34 chapters in all.

Your first week

Whole chapters, balanced by length

Day 1Deuteronomy 15 min
Day 2Deuteronomy 24 min
Day 3Deuteronomy 33 min
Day 4Deuteronomy 46 min
Day 5Deuteronomy 54 min
Day 6Deuteronomy 63 min
Day 7Deuteronomy 73 min

Chapter by chapter

Reading silently. The longest is Deuteronomy 28 at about 8 minutes; the shortest, Deuteronomy 34, takes about 1 minute.

Chapter 146 verses5 min
Chapter 237 verses4 min
Chapter 329 verses3 min
Chapter 449 verses6 min
Chapter 533 verses4 min
Chapter 625 verses3 min
Chapter 726 verses3 min
Chapter 820 verses2 min
Chapter 929 verses4 min
Chapter 1022 verses2 min
Chapter 1132 verses4 min
Chapter 1232 verses4 min
Chapter 1318 verses2 min
Chapter 1429 verses3 min
Chapter 1523 verses3 min
Chapter 1622 verses3 min
Chapter 1720 verses3 min
Chapter 1822 verses2 min
Chapter 1921 verses2 min
Chapter 2020 verses2 min
Chapter 2123 verses3 min
Chapter 2230 verses3 min
Chapter 2325 verses2 min
Chapter 2422 verses3 min
Chapter 2519 verses2 min
Chapter 2619 verses3 min
Chapter 2726 verses2 min
Chapter 2868 verses8 min
Chapter 2929 verses3 min
Chapter 3020 verses3 min

Show all 34 chapters

Chapter 3130 verses4 min
Chapter 3252 verses5 min
Chapter 3329 verses3 min
Chapter 3412 verses1 min

Questions about Deuteronomy

How long does it take to read Deuteronomy out loud?

About 2 hours 20 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 2 hours 40 minutes.

How many chapters are in Deuteronomy?

Deuteronomy has 34 chapters and 959 verses, 25,682 words in the Berean Standard Bible.

Can I read Deuteronomy in one sitting?

You can, but at about 1 hour 50 minutes most people split it up. At one chapter a day you'd finish in 34 days, about 3 minutes a day.

What's the longest chapter in Deuteronomy?

Deuteronomy 28, about 8 minutes to read. The shortest is Deuteronomy 34, about 1 minute.

What is Deuteronomy about?