Books of the Bible / Esther
Random Verse from Esther
Roll a random verse from Esther -- 10 chapters, 167 verses -- with the same crypto-secure, unbiased draw as the main generator, scoped to just this book.
“He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bred from swift steeds.”
Esther 8:10
World English Bible (WEB) — public domain
About Esther (summary)
Esther is book 17 of 66 in the Protestant canon, part of the Old Testament. It runs 10 chapters and 167 verses in the World English Bible (WEB) — public domain -- both counts computed directly from this site's own copy of that data, the same pool this roller draws from, not entered by hand.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Esther compared to other books of the Bible?
Esther is the 36th longest of the 66 books by verse count, with 167 verses across 10 chapters -- an average of 16.7 verses per chapter.
What translation is the text drawn from?
The World English Bible (WEB) — public domain, a public-domain English translation, so every verse can be quoted here in full without a license. The reference and wording are looked up from this site's own copy of that same text, not paraphrased.
Where does Esther sit among the other Old Testament books?
Esther is book 17 of 39 in the Old Testament, and book 17 of 66 overall in the Protestant canon.
What books come right before and after Esther?
Nehemiah comes directly before it (13 chapters). Job comes directly after it (42 chapters).
How is the random verse actually chosen?
With the Web Crypto API's cryptographically-secure random number generator, picking uniformly among all 167 verses in Esther -- not a pseudo-random Math.random() draw, and not weighted toward well-known verses, so an obscure genealogy verse has exactly the same chance of coming up as a famous one.