Sometimes I get confused over where a book is in the Old Testament. This is because in my studies I have used three different versions of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. The TANAKH is the Hebrew bible. The Protestant OT is what we find in most English language Bibles. The LXX is the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible. So here is a chart of the order of books in each of them:
| TANAKH | PROTESTANT OT | LXX |
| Torah: | Pentateuch: | Law and Histories: |
| Genesis | Genesis | Genesis |
| Exodus | Exodus | Exodus |
| Numbers | Numbers | Numbers |
| Leviticus | Leviticus | Leviticus |
| Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy | Deuteronomy |
| Joshua | ||
| Nevi’im (the Prophets) | Histories: | Judges |
| Joshua | Joshua | Ruth |
| Judges | Judges | 1&2 Samuel |
| 1&2 Samuel | Ruth | 1&2 Kings |
| 1&2 Kings | 1&2 Samuel | 1&2 Chronicles |
| Isaiah | 1&2 Kings | 1 Esdras (apocrypha) |
| Jeremiah | 1&2 Chronicles | 11 Esdras (Ezra, Nehemiah) |
| Ezekiel | Ezra | Esther |
| Twelve Minor Prophets | Nehemiah | Judith |
| Hosea | Esther | Tobit |
| Joel | 1,2,3,4 Maccabees | |
| Amos | Wisdom and Poetry | Prophets and Poets |
| Obadiah | Job | Psalms |
| Jonah | Psalms | Proverbs |
| Micah | Ecclesiastes | Ecclesiastes |
| Nahum | Song of Solomon | Song of Songs |
| Habakkuk | Job | |
| Prophets | Wisdom of Solomon | |
| Kethuvim (the Writings) | Isaiah | Ben Sirach |
| Psalms | Jeremiah | Psalms of Solomon |
| Proverbs | Lamentation | Hosea |
| Job | Ezekiel | Amos |
| Song of Songs | Daniel | Micah |
| Ruth | Hosea | Joel |
| Lamentations | Joel | Obadiah |
| Ecclesiastes | Amos | Jonah |
| Esther | Obadiah | Nahum |
| Daniel | Jonah | Habakkuk |
| Ezra | Micah | Zephaniah |
| Nehemiah | Nahum | Haggai |
| 1 Chronicles | Habakkuk | Zechariah |
| 2 Chronicles | Zephaniah | Malachi |
| Haggai | Isaiah | |
| Zechariah | Jeremiah | |
| Malachi | Baruch | |
| Lamentations | ||
| Epistles of Jeremiah | ||
| Ezekiel | ||
| Susanna | ||
| Daniel | ||
| Bel and the Dragon |
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