How long does it take to read the book of Judges?
About 1 hour 10 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 1 hour 30 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 1 hour 45 minutes. Judges has 21 chapters, 618 verses and 16,705 words.
- Silently
- 1 hr 10 min
- Out loud
- 1 hr 30 min
- Listening
- 1 hr 45 min
About Judges
Judges describes the dark years after Joshua, when Israel kept turning from God, ran into trouble, and cried out, and God raised up rescuers like Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.
The 7th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (History).
A tip for reading it
Notice the cycle of sin, trouble, and rescue, and how badly Israel needed a faithful king.
Plan your reading of Judges
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 Judges silently takes about 1 hour 10 minutes in all.
Each day
3 min
Reading days
21
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 21 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 1Judges 14 min
- Day 2Judges 23 min
- Day 3Judges 33 min
- Day 4Judges 43 min
- Day 5Judges 53 min
- Day 6Judges 65 min
- Day 7Judges 74 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Judges 9 at about 6 minutes; the shortest, Judges 17, takes about 1 minute.
- Chapter 136 verses4 min
- Chapter 223 verses3 min
- Chapter 331 verses3 min
- Chapter 424 verses3 min
- Chapter 531 verses3 min
- Chapter 640 verses5 min
- Chapter 725 verses4 min
- Chapter 835 verses4 min
- Chapter 957 verses6 min
- Chapter 1018 verses2 min
- Chapter 1140 verses4 min
- Chapter 1215 verses2 min
- Chapter 1325 verses3 min
- Chapter 1420 verses3 min
- Chapter 1520 verses2 min
- Chapter 1631 verses4 min
- Chapter 1713 verses1 min
- Chapter 1831 verses4 min
- Chapter 1930 verses4 min
- Chapter 2048 verses5 min
- Chapter 2125 verses3 min
Questions about Judges
How long does it take to read Judges out loud?
About 1 hour 30 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 1 hour 45 minutes.
How many chapters are in Judges?
Judges has 21 chapters and 618 verses, 16,705 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Judges in one sitting?
Yes. At about 1 hour 10 minutes, Judges 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 Judges?
Judges 9, about 6 minutes to read. The shortest is Judges 17, about 1 minute.
What is Judges about?
Judges describes the dark years after Joshua, when Israel kept turning from God, ran into trouble, and cried out, and God raised up rescuers like Deborah, Gideon, and Samson.