Books of History in 40 Days – approximately 30 minutes of reading per day

Read from Joshua through Esther. This is a time-based Bible reading plan that takes approximately 30 minutes to read the passages aloud at an average reading speed across 40 days. Forty is the number of testing, so consider using this plan for a time of praying and fasting.

  1. Joshua 1–7
  2. Joshua 8–12
  3. Joshua 13–19
  4. Joshua 20–24
  5. Judges 1–6
  6. Judges 7–11
  7. Judges 12–18
  8. Judges 19–21; Ruth 1–4
  9. 1 Samuel 1–7
  10. 1 Samuel 8–13
  11. 1 Samuel 14–17
  12. 1 Samuel 18–24
  13. 1 Samuel 25–31
  14. 2 Samuel 1–7
  15. 2 Samuel 8–14
  16. 2 Samuel 15–19
  17. 2 Samuel 20–24
  18. 1 Kings 1–4
  19. 1 Kings 5–8
  20. 1 Kings 9–13
  21. 1 Kings 14–18
  22. 1 Kings 19–22
  23. 2 Kings 1–6
  24. 2 Kings 7–12
  25. 2 Kings 13–18
  26. 2 Kings 19–25
  27. 1 Chronicles 1–6
  28. 1 Chronicles 7–13
  29. 1 Chronicles 14–22
  30. 1 Chronicles 23–29
  31. 2 Chronicles 1–8
  32. 2 Chronicles 9–17
  33. 2 Chronicles 18–24
  34. 2 Chronicles 25–30
  35. 2 Chronicles 31–36
  36. Ezra 1–6
  37. Ezra 7–10
  38. Nehemiah 1–7
  39. Nehemiah 8–13
  40. Esther 1–10