How Long Does it Take to Read the Bible?

Most adults read about 200-250 words per minute. Taking the slower average reading time (200 words per minute), below you can see how long it would take you to read the books of the Bible.   

They are listed in the order that they occur.

Genesis contains 32,046 words and takes about 160 minutes to read.
Exodus contains 25,957 words and takes about 130 minutes to read.
Leviticus contains 18,852 words, and takes about 90 minutes to read.
Numbers contains 25,048 words, and takes about 120 minutes to read.
Deuteronomy- 23,008 words, and takes about 115 minutes to read.
Joshua contains 15,671 words, and takes about 75 minutes to read.
Judges contains 15,385 words, and takes about 75 minutes to read.
Ruth contains 2,039 words, and takes about 10 minutes to read.
1 Samuel contains 20,837 words, and takes about 104 minutes to read.
2 Samuel contains 17,170 words, and takes about 85 minutes to read.
1 Kings contains 20,361 words, and takes about 100 minutes to read.
2 Kings contains 18,784 words, and takes about 93 minutes to read.
1 Chronicles contains 16,664 words, and takes about 83 minutes to read.
2 Chronicles contains 21,349 words, and takes about 106 minutes to read.
Ezra contains 5,605 words, and takes about 28 minutes to read.
Nehemiah contains 8,507 words, and takes about 42 minutes to read.
Esther contains 4,932 words, and takes about 24 minutes to read.
Job contains 12,674 words, and takes about 63 minutes to read.
Psalms contains 30,147 words, and takes about 150 minutes to read.
Proverbs contains 9,921 words, and takes about 50 minutes to read.
Ecclesiastes contains 4,537 words, and takes about 225 minutes to read.
Song of Solomon contains 2,020 words, and takes about 10 minutes to read.
Isaiah contains 25,608 words, and takes about 125 minutes to read.
Jeremiah contains 33,002 words, and takes about 165 minutes to read.
Lamentations contains 2,324 words, and takes about 11 minutes to read.
Ezekiel contains 29,918 words, and takes about 150 minutes to read.
Daniel contains 9,001 words, and takes about 45 minutes to read.
Hosea contains 3,615 words, and takes about 18 minutes to read.
Joel contains 1,447 words, and takes about 7 minutes to read.
Amos contains 3,027 words, and takes about 15 minutes to read.
Obadiah contains 440 words, and takes about 2 minutes to read.
Jonah contains 1,082 words, and takes about 5 minutes to read.
Micah contains 2,118 words, and takes about 10 minutes to read.
Nahum contains 855 words, and takes about 4 minutes to read.
Habakkuk 1,011 words, and takes about 5 minutes to read.
Zephaniah contains 1,141 words, and takes about 5 minutes to read.
Haggai contains 926 words, and takes about 4 minutes to read.
Zechariah contains 4,855 words, and takes about 24 minutes to read.
Malachi contains 1,320 words, and takes about 6 minutes to read.
Matthew contains 18,346 words, and takes about 91 minutes to read.
Mark contains 11,304 words, and takes about 56 minutes to read.
Luke contains 19,482 words, and takes about 96 minutes to read.
John contains 15,635 words, and takes about 78 minutes to read.
Acts contains 18,450 words, and takes about 92 minutes to read.
Romans contains 7,111 words, and takes about 35 minutes to read.
1 Corinthians contains 6,830 words, and takes about 34 minutes to read.
2 Corinthians contains 4,477 words, and takes about 22 minutes to read.
Galatians contains 2,230 words, and takes about 11 minutes to read.
Ephesians contains 2,422 words, and takes about 12 minutes to read.
Philippians contains 1,629 words, and takes about 8 minutes to read.
Colossians contains 1,582 words, and takes about 8 minutes to read.
1 Thessalonians contains 1,481 words, and takes about 7 minutes to read.
2 Thessalonians contains 823 words, and takes about 4 minutes to read.
1 Timothy contains 1,591 words, and takes about 8 minutes to read.
2 Timothy contains 1,238 words, and takes about 6 minutes to read.
Titus contains 659 words, and takes about 3 minutes to read.
Philemon contains 335 words, and takes about 2 minutes to read.
Hebrews contains 4,953 words, and takes about 25 minutes to read.
James contains 1,742 words, and takes about 9 minutes to read.
1 Peter contains 1,684 words, and takes about 8 minutes to read.
2 Peter contains 1,099 words, and takes about 5 minutes to read.
1 John contains 2,141 words, and takes about 10 minutes to read.
2 John contains 245 words, and takes about 1 minute to read.
3 John contains 219 words, and takes about 1 minute to read.
Jude contains 461 words, and takes about 3 minutes to read.
Revelation contains 9,851 words, and takes about 49 minutes to read.

The AV (KJV) Bible Contains 783,137 Words

• At 100 words per minute it takes 7831 minutes or about 131 hours
• At 200 words per minute it takes 3916 minutes or about 65 hours (low adult average)
• At 250 words per minute it takes 3133 minutes or about 52 hours (high adult average)
• At 300 words per minute it takes 2611 minutes or about 44 hours