<P> Several modern publications of the Bible have eliminated numbering of chapters and verses . Biblica published such a version of the NIV in 2007 and 2011 . In 2014, Crossway published the ESV Reader's Bible and Bibliotheca published a modified ASV . Projects such as Icthus also exist which strip chapter and verse numbers from existing translations . </P> <P> The number of words can vary depending upon aspects such as whether the Hebrew alphabet in Psalm 119, the superscriptions listed in some of the Psalms, and the subscripts traditionally found at the end of the Pauline epistles, are included . Except where stated, the following apply to the King James Version of the Bible in its modern 66 - book Protestant form including the New Testament and the protocanonical Old Testament, not the deuterocanonical books . </P> <Ul> <Li> There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament . <Ul> <Li> 187 chapters in the Pentateuch </Li> <Li> 249 chapters in the Historical books </Li> <Li> 243 chapters in the Poetic books ("Wisdom") </Li> <Li> 183 chapters in the Major prophets </Li> <Li> 67 chapters in the Minor prophets </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> There are 260 chapters in the New Testament . <Ul> <Li> 89 chapters in the Gospels </Li> <Li> 28 chapters in Acts </Li> <Li> 87 chapters in the Pauline Epistles (excluding Hebrews) </Li> <Li> 34 chapters in the General Epistles (including Hebrews) </Li> <Li> 22 chapters in Revelation </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> This gives a total of 1,189 chapters (on average, 18 per book). </Li> <Li> Psalm 117, the shortest chapter, is also the middle chapter of the Bible, being the 595th Chapter . </Li> <Li> Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible . </Li> <Li> Five books are a single chapter: Obadiah, Philemon, 2 & 3 John, Jude . In many printed editions, the chapter number is omitted for these books, and references just use the verse numbers . </Li> </Ul> <Li> There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament . <Ul> <Li> 187 chapters in the Pentateuch </Li> <Li> 249 chapters in the Historical books </Li> <Li> 243 chapters in the Poetic books ("Wisdom") </Li> <Li> 183 chapters in the Major prophets </Li> <Li> 67 chapters in the Minor prophets </Li> </Ul> </Li>

When were chapters and verses added to the scriptures