How long does it take to read the book of Zechariah?
About 24 minutes if you read it silently. Out loud it's about 32 minutes, and an audio Bible takes about 36 minutes. Zechariah has 14 chapters, 211 verses and 5,795 words.
- Silently
- 24 min
- Out loud
- 32 min
- Listening
- 36 min
About Zechariah
Zechariah encourages the returned exiles with night visions and promises of a coming king who arrives humbly and a day when God's people are fully restored.
The 38th of the Bible's 66 books, in the Old Testament (Minor Prophets).
A tip for reading it
Don't try to decode every vision; keep asking what each one shows about God's plan to live among His people.
Plan your reading of Zechariah
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 Zechariah silently takes about 24 minutes in all.
Each day
2 min
Reading days
14
You finish
…
That's about a chapter a day, 14 chapters in all.
Your first week
Whole chapters, balanced by length
- Day 1Zechariah 12 min
- Day 2Zechariah 21 min
- Day 3Zechariah 31 min
- Day 4Zechariah 41 min
- Day 5Zechariah 51 min
- Day 6Zechariah 62 min
- Day 7Zechariah 71 min
Chapter by chapter
Reading silently. The longest is Zechariah 14 at about 3 minutes; the shortest, Zechariah 3, takes about 1 minute.
- Chapter 121 verses2 min
- Chapter 213 verses1 min
- Chapter 310 verses1 min
- Chapter 414 verses1 min
- Chapter 511 verses1 min
- Chapter 615 verses2 min
- Chapter 714 verses1 min
- Chapter 823 verses3 min
- Chapter 917 verses2 min
- Chapter 1012 verses1 min
- Chapter 1117 verses2 min
- Chapter 1214 verses2 min
- Chapter 139 verses1 min
- Chapter 1421 verses3 min
Questions about Zechariah
How long does it take to read Zechariah out loud?
About 32 minutes at a comfortable reading-aloud pace. Listening to an audio Bible, it takes about 36 minutes.
How many chapters are in Zechariah?
Zechariah has 14 chapters and 211 verses, 5,795 words in the Berean Standard Bible.
Can I read Zechariah in one sitting?
Yes. At about 24 minutes, Zechariah 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 Zechariah?
Zechariah 14, about 3 minutes to read. The shortest is Zechariah 3, about 1 minute.
What is Zechariah about?
Zechariah encourages the returned exiles with night visions and promises of a coming king who arrives humbly and a day when God's people are fully restored.