KJV reference answer
What Is the Longest Verse in the Bible KJV?
Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the King James Bible. In BibleAV’s KJV text it contains 90 words and 528 characters, including spaces and punctuation.
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
Esther 8:9 KJV
How “longest” is measured
The result depends on what is counted. Using the verse divisions and text in BibleAV’s King James Version, Esther 8:9 is longest by both words and characters. Different translations, punctuation conventions, or methods of treating supplied words can produce different totals.
Why the verse is so long
The verse records the preparation of Mordecai’s decree and lists its date, recipients, territorial reach, and the languages in which it was written. That detailed list makes it unusually long.
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