List of books of the King James Version
These are the books of the King James Version of the Bible along with the names and numbers given them in the Douay Rheims Bible and Latin Vulgate. This list is a complement to the list in Books of the Latin Vulgate. It is an aid to finding cross references between two longstanding standards of biblical literature.
Preliminary note
[edit]There are 66 books in the King James Bible; 39 in the Old Testament and 27 in the New Testament. The Catholic Bible contains 73 books; the additional seven books are called the Apocrypha and are considered canonical by the Catholic Church, but not by other Christians.
When citing the Latin Vulgate, chapter and verse are separated with a comma, for example "Ioannem 3,16"; in English Bibles chapter and verse are separated with a colon, for example "John 3:16".
The Psalms of the two versions are numbered differently. The Vulgate follows the Septuagint numbering, while the King James Version follows the numbering of the Masoretic Text. This generally results in the Psalms of the former being one number behind the latter. See the article on Psalms for more details.
Old Testament
[edit]| King James Bible[note 1] | Clementine Vulgate | Douay Rheims | Full title in the Authorised Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis | Genesis | Genesis | The First Book of Moses, called Genesis |
| Exodus | Exodus | Exodus | The Second Book of Moses, called Exodus |
| Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus | The Third Book of Moses, called Leviticus |
| Numbers | Numeri | Numbers | The Fourth Book of Moses, called Numbers |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomium | Deuteronomy | The Fifth Book of Moses, called Deuteronomy |
| Joshua | Josue | Josue | The Book of Joshua |
| Judges | Judices | Judges | The Book of Judges |
| Ruth | Ruth | Ruth | The Book of Ruth |
| 1 Samuel | 1 Samuelis also known as 1 Regum | 1 Kings | The First Book of Samuel, otherwise called the First Book of the Kings |
| 2 Samuel | 2 Samuelis also known as 2 Regum | 2 Kings | The Second Book of Samuel, otherwise called the Second Book of the Kings |
| 1 Kings | 3 Regum | 3 Kings | The First Book of the Kings, commonly called the Third Book of the Kings |
| 2 Kings | 4 Regum | 4 Kings | The Second Book of the Kings, commonly called the Fourth Book of the Kings |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 Paralipomenon | 1 Paralipomenon | The First Book of the Chronicles |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 Paralipomenon | 2 Paralipomenon | The Second Book of the Chronicles |
| Ezra | 1 Esdrae | 1 Esdras | Ezra |
| Nehemiah | Nehemiae also known as 2 Esdrae | 2 Esdras | The Book of Nehemiah |
| Esther | Esther 1,1 – 10,3 | Esther 1:1 – 10:3 | The Book of Esther |
| Job | Job | Job | The Book of Job |
| Psalms | Psalmi | Psalms | The Book of Psalms |
| Proverbs | Proverbia | Sentences | The Proverbs |
| Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes, or, The Preacher |
| Song of Solomon | Canticum Canticorum | Canticle of Canticles | The Song of Solomon |
| Isaiah | Isaiae | Isaias | The Book of the Prophet Isaiah |
| Jeremiah | Jeremiae | Jeremias | The Book of the Prophet Jeremiah |
| Lamentations | Lamentationes | Lamentations | The Lamentations of Jeremiah |
| Ezekiel | Ezechielis | Ezechiel | The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel |
| Daniel | Danielis 1,1 – 3,23; 3,91 – 12,13 | Daniel 1:1 – 3:23; 3:91 – 12:13 | The Book of Daniel |
| Hosea | Osee | Osee | Hosea |
| Joel | Joel | Joel | Joel |
| Amos | Amos | Amos | Amos |
| Obadiah | Adiae | Adias | Obadiah |
| Jonah | Jonae | Jonas | Jonah |
| Micah | Michaeae | Michaeas | Micah |
| Nahum | Nahum | Nahum | Nahum |
| Habakkuk | Habacuc | Habacuc | Habakkuk |
| Zephaniah | Sophoniae | Sophonias | Zephaniah |
| Haggai | Aggaei | Aggaeus | Haggai |
| Zechariah | Zachariae | Zacharias | Zechariah |
| Malachi | Malachiae | Malachias | Malachi |
Apocrypha
[edit]Although the King James Version was originally published with the apocrypha, in the following years it was increasingly printed without the apocrypha and eventually omitting it became standard. [1]
| King James Bible[note 1] | Clementine Vulgate | Douay Rheims | Full title in the Authorised Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Esdras | 3 Esdrae | 3 Esdras | The First Book of Esdras |
| 2 Esdras | 4 Esdrae | 4 Esdras | The Second Book of Esdras |
| Tobit | Tobiae | Tobias | Tobit |
| Judith | Judith | ||
| Rest of Esther | Esther 10,4 – 16,24 | Esther 10:4 – 16:24 | The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther, which are found neither in the Hebrew nor the Chaldee |
| Wisdom | Sapientiae | Wisdom | The Wisdom of Solomon |
| Ecclesiasticus | The Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach, or Ecclesiasticus | ||
| Baruch and the Epistle of Jeremy | Baruch | Baruch | |
| Song of the Three Children | Danielis 3,24 – 90 | Daniel 3:24 – 90 | The Song of the Three Holy Children |
| Story of Susanna | Danielis caput 13 | Daniel chapter 13 | The History of Susanna |
| The Idol Bel and the Dragon | Danielis caput 14 | Daniel chapter 14 | The History of the Destruction of Bel and the Dragon |
| Prayer of Manasses | Oratio Manassae regis | Prayer of Manasses | The Prayer of Manasses King of Juda when he was holden captive in Babylon |
| 1 Maccabees | 1 Machabaeorum | 1 Machabees | The First Book of the Maccabees |
| 2 Maccabees | 2 Machabaeorum | 2 Machabees | The Second Book of the Maccabees |
New Testament
[edit]| King James Bible[note 1] | Clementine Vulgate | Douay Rheims | Full title in the Authorised Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | secundum Matthaeum | Matthew | The Gospel According to Matthew |
| Mark | secundum Marcum | Mark | The Gospel According to Mark |
| Luke | secundum Lucam | Luke | The Gospel According to Luke |
| John | secundum Ioannem | John | The Gospel According to John |
| The Acts | Actus | Acts | The Acts of the Apostles |
| Romans | ad Romanos | Romans | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans |
| 1 Corinthians | 1 ad Corinthios | 1 Corinthians | The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians |
| 2 Corinthians | 2 ad Corinthios | 2 Corinthians | The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians |
| Galatians | ad Galatas | Galatians | The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians |
| Ephesians | ad Ephesios | Ephesians | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians |
| Philippians | ad Philippenses | Philippians | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians |
| Colossians | ad Colossenses | Colossians | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians |
| 1 Thessalonians | 1 ad Thessalonicenses | 1 Thessalonians | The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2 ad Thessalonicenses | 2 Thessalonians | The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians |
| 1 Timothy | 1 ad Timotheum | 1 Timothy | The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy |
| 2 Timothy | 2 ad Timotheum | 2 Timothy | The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy |
| Titus | ad Titum | Titus | The Epistle of Paul to Titus |
| Philemon | ad Philemonem | Philemon | The Epistle of Paul to Philemon |
| Hebrews | ad Hebraeos | Hebrews | The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews |
| James | Jacobi | James | The General Epistle of James |
| 1 Peter | 1 Petri | 1 Peter | The First Epistle General of Peter |
| 2 Peter | 2 Petri | 2 Peter | The Second Epistle General of Peter |
| 1 John | 1 Ioannis | 1 John | The First Epistle General of John |
| 2 John | 2 Ioannis | 2 John | The Second Epistle of John |
| 3 John | 3 Ioannis | 3 John | The Third Epistle of John |
| Jude | Judae | Jude | The General Epistle of Jude |
| Revelation | Apocalypsis | Apocalypse | The Revelation of St. John the Divine |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Early editions of the King James Bible, made before the standardization of English spelling, contain variations in the spelling of the names of the books. The spellings shown here are from The Bible: Authorized King James Version, Oxford World's Classics edition (ISBN 978-0199535941). Early editions often make greater use of the silent e in their spelling, e.g. "Deuteronomie" for Deuteronomy, "Booke" for book, and "Wisedom" for Wisdom.
- ^ Ewert, David (11 May 2010). A General Introduction to the Bible: From Ancient Tablets to Modern Translations. Zondervan. p. 104. ISBN 9780310872436.
All English Bibles prior to 1629 contained the Apocrypha. ... Soon after the publication of the KJV, however, the English Bibles began to drop the Apocrypha and eventually they disappeared entirely. The first English Bible to be printed in America (1782–83) lacked the Apocrypha. In 1826 the British and Foreign Bible Society decided to no longer print them.