Old Testament Bible Reading Plan (With Printable PDF)

This Old Testament Bible reading plan is your weekly guide to reading the entire Old Testament from start to finish. The plan puts the Scripture readings in canonical order as they appear in the Holy Bible.

You can pick any day to begin this Old Testament Bible study plan and read through this section of the Bible in a year. Each week contains a set of seven readings. This structure allows you to assign each set of Bible chapters to a specific day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) or to make a personalized plan for how to fit the chapters into your weekly schedule (e.g., mornings, afternoons, or evenings).

Below, you’ll find these resources:

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  • An overview of the Old Testament reading plan.
  • A section with a link to download the printable PDF version that lets you check off each set of Scripture readings as you go through them.
  • A collection of additional Bible plans to use to read God’s Word.

Old Testament Bible Reading Plan Overview

Week 1

Gen 1-2
Gen 3-5
Gen 6-8
Gen 9-11
Gen 12-14
Gen 15-17
Gen 18-19

Week 2

Gen 20-22
Gen 23-24
Gen 25
Gen 26-27
Gen 28-29
Gen 30-31
Gen 32-33

Week 3

Gen 34-35
Gen 36-37
Gen 38-40
Gen 41
Gen 42-43
Gen 44-45
Gen 46-47

Week 4

Gen 48-49
Gen 50; Ex 1-2
Ex 3-4
Ex 5-7
Ex 8-9
Ex 10-11
Ex 12

Week 5

Ex 13-14
Ex 15-17
Ex 18-19
Ex 20-21
Ex 22-24
Ex 25-26
Ex 27-28

Week 6

Ex 29
Ex 30-31
Ex 32-33
Ex 34-35
Ex 36-37
Ex 38-39
Ex 40; Lev 1-2

Week 7

Lev 3-4
Lev 5-6
Lev 7-8
Lev 9-10
Lev 11-12
Lev 13
Lev 14

Week 8

Lev 15-16
Lev 17-18
Lev 19-21
Lev 22
Lev 23-24
Lev 25
Lev 26-27

Week 9

Num 1-2
Num 3
Num 4-5
Num 6
Num 7
Num 8-10
Num 11-12

Week 10

Num 13-14
Num 15
Num 16-17
Num 18-19
Num 20-21
Num 22-23
Num 24-25

Week 11

Num 26-27
Num 28-29
Num 30-31
Num 32-33
Num 34-35
Num 36; Deut 1
Deut 2

Week 12

Deut 3-4
Deut 5-6
Deut 7-8
Deut 9-10
Deut 11-12
Deut 13-14
Deut 15-16

Week 13

Deut 17-19
Deut 20-21
Deut 22-23
Deut 24-26
Deut 27-28
Deut 29
Deut 30-31

Week 14

Deut 32
Deut 33-34; Josh 1
Josh 2-4
Josh 5-6
Josh 7-8
Josh 9
Josh 10-11

Week 15

Josh 12-14
Josh 15-17
Josh 18-19
Josh 20-21
Josh 22-23
Josh 24; Jdg 1
Jdg 2-3

Week 16

Jdg 4-5
Jdg 6
Jdg 7-8
Jdg 9
Jdg 10-11
Jdg 12-14
Jdg 15-16

Week 17

Jdg 17-18
Jdg 19
Jdg 20-21
Rut 1-3
Rut 4; 1 Sa 1
1 Sa 2-3
1 Sa 4-6

Week 18

1 Sa 7-9
1 Sa 10-11
1 Sa 12-13
1 Sa 14
1 Sa 15-16
1 Sa 17
1 Sa 18-19

Week 19

1 Sa 20-21
1 Sa 22-24
1 Sa 25
1 Sa 26-27
1 Sa 28-30
1 Sa 31; 2 Sa 1
2 Sa 2-3

Week 20

2 Sa 4-6
2 Sa 7-9
2 Sa 10-11
2 Sa 12-13
2 Sa 14
2 Sa 15-16
2 Sa 17-18

Week 21

2 Sa 19
2 Sa 20-21
2 Sa 22-23
2 Sa 24
1 Kgs 1-2
1 Kgs 3
1 Kgs 4-6

Week 22

1 Kgs 7
1 Kgs 8
1 Kgs 9
1 Kgs 10-11
1 Kgs 12
1 Kgs 13-14
1 Kgs 15-16

Week 23

1 Kgs 17
1 Kgs 18-19
1 Kgs 20
1 Kgs 21-22
2 Kgs 1-2
2 Kgs 3-4
2 Kgs 5

Week 24

2 Kgs 6-7
2 Kgs 8-9
2 Kgs 10
2 Kgs 11-12
2 Kgs 13-14
2 Kgs 15-16
2 Kgs 17

Week 25

2 Kgs 18-19
2 Kgs 20-21
2 Kgs 22-23
2 Kgs 24-25
1 Chr 1-2
1 Chr 3-4
1 Chr 5-6

Week 26

1 Chr 7-8
1 Chr 9-10
1 Chr 11-12
1 Chr 13-15
1 Chr 16-18
1 Chr 19-21
1 Chr 22-23

Week 27

1 Chr 24-26
1 Chr 27-28
1 Chr 29; 2 Chr 1
2 Chr 2-4
2 Chr 5-6
2 Chr 7-8
2 Chr 9-11

Week 28

2 Chr 12-14
2 Chr 15-17
2 Chr 18-20
2 Chr 21-22
2 Chr 23-24
2 Chr 25-26
2 Chr 27-28

Week 29

2 Chr 29-30
2 Chr 31-32
2 Chr 33-34
2 Chr 35-36
Ezr 1-2
Ezr 3-5
Ezr 6-7

Week 30

Ezr 8-9
Ezr 10; Neh 1
Neh 2-3
Neh 4-6
Neh 7-8
Neh 9
Neh 10-11

Week 31

Neh 12-13
Est 1-2
Est 3-6
Est 7-9
Est 10; Job 1-2
Job 3-6
Job 7-10

Week 32

Job 11-14
Job 15-18
Job 19-22
Job 23-27
Job 28-31
Job 32-34
Job 35-37

Week 33

Job 38-41
Job 42; Ps 1-6
Ps 7-13
Ps 14-18
Ps 19-24
Ps 25-31
Ps 32-35

Week 34

Ps 36-39
Ps 40-45
Ps 46-51
Ps 52-58
Ps 59-65
Ps 66-69
Ps 70-73

Week 35

Ps 74-78
Ps 79-83
Ps 84-88
Ps 89-94
Ps 95-102
Ps 103-105
Ps 106-108

Week 36

Ps 109-116
Ps 117-118
Ps 119-122
Ps 123-135
Ps 136-142
Ps 143-149
Ps 150; Pro 1-3

Week 37

Pro 4-7
Pro 8-11
Pro 12-14
Pro 15-18
Pro 19-21
Pro 22-24
Pro 25-28

Week 38

Pro 29-31
Ecc 1-3
Ecc 4-7
Ecc 8-10
Ecc 11-12; Sos 1-3
Sos 4-8
Isa 1-3

Week 39

Isa 4-6
Isa 7-9
Isa 10-12
Isa 13-15
Isa 16-19
Isa 20-23
Isa 24-26

Week 40

Isa 27-29
Isa 30-31
Isa 32-35
Isa 36-37
Isa 38-40
Isa 41-42
Isa 43-44

Week 41

Isa 45-47
Isa 48-50
Isa 51-53
Isa 54-57
Isa 58-60
Isa 61-63
Isa 64-66

Week 42

Jer 1-2
Jer 3-4
Jer 5-6
Jer 7-8
Jer 9-10
Jer 11-12
Jer 13-15

Week 43

Jer 16-17
Jer 18-20
Jer 21-22
Jer 23-24
Jer 25-26
Jer 27-28
Jer 29-30

Week 44

Jer 31
Jer 32-33
Jer 34-35
Jer 36-37
Jer 38-39
Jer 40-42
Jer 43-44

Week 45

Jer 45-47
Jer 48-49
Jer 50
Jer 51
Jer 52
Lam 1-2
Lam 3-5

Week 46

Eze 1-2
Eze 3-5
Eze 6-8
Eze 9-11
Eze 12-13
Eze 14-15
Eze 16

Week 47

Eze 17-19
Eze 20
Eze 21-22
Eze 23
Eze 24-26
Eze 27-28
Eze 29-30

Week 48

Eze 31-32
Eze 33
Eze 34-35
Eze 36-37
Eze 38-39
Eze 40
Eze 41-43

Week 49

Eze 44
Eze 45-46
Eze 47-48
Dan 1-2
Dan 3
Dan 4
Dan 5-6

Week 50

Dan 7-8
Dan 9-10
Dan 11
Dan 12; Hos 1-3
Hos 4-8
Hos 9-12
Hos 13-14; Joe 1-2

Week 51

Joe 3; Amo 1-2
Amo 3-5
Amo 6-9
Oba; Jon 1-3
Jon 4; Mic 1-4
Mic 5-7
Nah 1-3; Hab 1

Week 52

Hab 2-3; Zep 1
Zep 2-3; Hag 1
Hag 2; Zec 1-3
Zec 4-8
Zec 9-11
Zec 12-14
Mal 1-4

Printable Old Testament Bible Reading Plan PDF

You can download the free printable Old Testament Bible reading plan PDF by clicking on the button below. Use this PDF to check off each set of chapter readings as you complete them throughout the year.

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